A classic tale of adventure from renowned French author Jules Verne.
Originally published in 1872, Around the World in Eighty Days imagined
for readers the possibility of circumnavigating the world when the
prospect of such a feat was still in its infancy. After an argument with
colleagues at London's Reform Club, the wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers
£20,000 that he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days, and then
sets out that very evening with his servant Passepartout. A series of
adventures on the seas and rails--as well as the presence of a detective
from Scotland Yard who mistakes Fogg for a wanted criminal--provide
readers with intriguing plot twists along the way. Will Fogg make it
back to London in time?