Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne, Michael Glencross, Brian Aldiss

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French

Penguin Classics
10 May 2004

A new translation of this ever-popular adventure story, featuring an introduction by Brian Aldiss

One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days.

Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout.

Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train or elephant - overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock.

By: Jules Verne
Introduction by: Brian Aldiss
Translated by: Michael Glencross
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 214g
ISBN: 9780140449068
ISBN 10: 014044906X
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 10 May 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

In 1863, Jules Verne (1828-1905) published Five Weeks in a Balloon, and struck a new vein in fiction - stories that combined popular science and exploration. He wrote 54 novels in the Extraordinary Voyages series. Michael Glencross, the translator, has written widely on French literature and culture. Brian Aldiss is a distinguished Science Fiction writer as well as a poet, essayist, dramatist, SF historian and critic. His lastest work is Super-State: A Novel of Future Europe (2002).

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The reason Verne is still read by millions today is simply that he was one of the best storytellers who ever lived. --Arthur C. Clarke The reason Verne is still read by millions today is simply that he was one of the best storytellers who ever lived. Arthur C. Clarke