“Around the World in Eighty Days” by Jules Verne is an adventure novel published in 1872. When London gentleman Phileas Fogg wagers half his fortune that he can circle the globe in eighty days, he embarks on a race against time with his French valet Passepartout. Their journey becomes complicated when a detective mistakes Fogg for a bank robber and pursues them across continents. Along the way, they rescue a young womanand face numerous obstacles that threaten their tight deadline. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
| Author | Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Towle, George M. (George Makepeace), 1841-1893 |
| Uniform Title | Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours. English |
| Title | Around the World in Eighty Days |
| Alternate Title | Around the World in 80 Days |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject |
Adventure stories |
| Subject |
Voyages around the world — Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 103 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 77472 downloads in the last 30 days. |