Around the World in 80 Days

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Open Road Media, 2012 - Fiction - 222 pages
Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French author Jules Verne, first published in 1873. The story follows Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout as they attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (equal to millions of dollars today) made by Fogg's friends at the Reform Club. This publication of Around the World in 80 Days is part of the Qualitas Classics Fireside Series, where pure, ageless classics are presented in clean, easy to read reprints. For a complete list of titles, see: http: //www.libraryoftheclassics.com

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About the author (2012)

Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. He wrote for the theater and worked briefly as a stockbroker. He is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. His most popular novels included Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Several of his works have been adapted into movies and TV mini-series. In 1892, he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in France. He died on March 24, 1905 at the age of 77.

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