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  • Published: 1 June 2016
  • ISBN: 9780141366296
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $23.00
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Around the World in Eighty Days




One night Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the world in just eighty days and the very next day sets out from the port of Dover with his servant Passeportout to achieve his aim. 

In Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the world in just eighty days and the very next day sets out from the port of Dover with his servant Passeportout to achieve his aim. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous places, they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train or elephant - always racing against the clock.There are many alarms and surprises along the way - and a last minute setback that makes all the difference between winning and losing.
Jules Verne's exciting adventure has been delighting generations of readers of all ages.

  • Published: 1 June 2016
  • ISBN: 9780141366296
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $23.00
Categories:

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About the author

Jules Verne

Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828, in the city of Nantes, France . He is best known for his novels A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, The Mysterious Island and Around the World in Eighty Days. Verne is often referred to as the 'Father of science fiction' because he wrote about space, air and underwater travel before aeroplanes, spacecrafts and submarines were invented. He died in 1905.

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