Project Gutenberg 1994-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 3070 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours. English Around the World in 80 Days Around the World in Eighty Days "Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules Verne is a classic adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the meticulous and enigmatic Phileas Fogg, who makes a wager that he can travel around the world in just eighty days, accompanied by his new servant, Passepartout. The narrative explores themes of punctuality, the clash between routine and unpredictability, and the spirit of adventure in the face of challenges. The opening of the novel introduces Phileas Fogg, an exceptionally punctual and methodical gentleman residing in London, who is known for his unyielding daily routine and enigmatic past. He meets Passepartout, a Frenchman with a varied background, who hopes to find stability in his new role as a servant. Fogg's routine is abruptly disrupted when he engages in a wager to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days, spurred on by a conversation at the Reform Club regarding the possibilities of modern transportation. The chapter sets the stage for a journey filled with unexpected challenges, as Fogg is determined to prove that such an ambitious feat is achievable, testing both his resolve and his carefully ordered life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Voyages around the world -- Fiction PQ Text Adventure Best Books Ever Listings Movie Books Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 430093 430361 2024-09-01T04:20:15.483472 2023-10-01T04:14:54.199729 text/html text/html 446365 2021-08-06T16:51:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 648261 2021-08-06T17:00:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 444268 2024-09-01T04:20:22.118422 application/epub+zip 444485 2024-09-01T04:20:16.368482 application/epub+zip 271723 2024-09-01T04:20:15.854483 application/epub+zip 554315 2024-09-01T04:20:26.519414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521528 2024-09-01T04:20:21.748451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348931 2022-09-01T04:16:59.544347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403730 403758 2024-09-01T04:20:14.877456 2023-10-01T04:14:53.631700 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 403521 2021-08-06T16:59:27 text/plain; charset=utf-8 150663 2021-08-06T16:59:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19910 2024-09-01T04:20:26.658435 application/rdf+xml 25232 2024-09-01T04:20:15.973464 image/jpeg 3681 2024-09-01T04:20:15.914449 image/jpeg 647898 2024-09-01T04:20:15.525522 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia pt.wikipedia