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Around the World in Eighty Days, Jules Verne
September 17, 2009: In around the world in eighty days, a man named Phileas Fogg decides to bet twenty thousand pounds that he could go around the world in eighty days, something that was considered then to be impossible. (You could probably get around the world in eighty hours nowadays). The author writes about his journey in great detail which is good, but he also talks in a very old timey way. He uses some words and phrases that would not make sense to many people today. For example...
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In 1872 Phileas Fogg wagers that he can circle the earth in 80 days.
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Around the World in Eighty Days Verne, Jules/ Wilkinson, Heather (CON)/ Johnson, Cynthia Brantley (EDT)
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Pub. Date: January 2009. Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc. Format: Compact Disc. Sales Rank: 735,206. Age Range: 8 to 11.
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Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
First Line: "Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington Gardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814." Description: Enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg makes a wager that he can travel around the world in only 80 days. With his faithful valet, Passepartout, the two men set off on an adventure with an inept detective, Mr. Fix, close behind. One of the classics from Verne's Voyages Extraordinaires series.
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Around the World in Eighty Days (Signet Classic)
Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of Around the World in Eighty Days includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Justin Leiber.
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La Vuelta Al Mundo En 80 Dias / Around the World in Eighty Days TRA
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Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne - eBook
Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise: to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne’s hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber. Set from the text of George M. Towle’s original 1873 translation, this...
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The Giclee printing process delivers a fine stream of ink resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display. This art print is produced on a heavy 310 gsm, acid-free and watercolor textured paper.
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series: book coverartist: jules verneperiod: source country: usasource year: 200620inch by 30 inch poster print on standard paper.all files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. the quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results.this item takes 5-9 business-days to shipthis item is custom made per order.
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Later printing. A handsome production of Verne's classic story, illustrated with full color, full page plates by Barry Moser.Translated by George Makepeace Towle, afterword by Peter Glassman, co-owner of Books of Wonder bookstores. Map endpapers. Slightly oversized. 242 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (embossed seal of previous owner.) .ISBN # 0-688-075088
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Follows the adventures of English gentleman Phileas Fogg as he tries to win his wager that he can travel around the world in eighty days.
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Around The World In Eighty Days
Chronicles the adventures of Phineas Fogg and his manservant, Passepartout, on their record-breaking journey around the world in the late nineteenth century. Reissue.
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The book starts off with you meeting a very wealthy man, named Phileas Fogg. It is unknown to the reader why Mr. Fogg is so wealthy. Phileas Fogg fires one of his servants because the water he was given to shave with was one degree higher than it should have been. So, he hires a French man named Passepartout to take the man's place. Passepartout finds out that he likes his master, and Mr. Fogg makes a bet for 20,000 pounds with some other men to go around the world in 80 days, hence the name: Around...
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Around the World in Eighty Days (Includes Ebook) (Unabridged) (Compact Disc)
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Book Details Verne, Jules Around The World In Eighty Days Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Near Fine Edition: 3rd US Edition; First Printing Size: 12mo Publisher: Porter & Coates, 1873, Philadelphia, PA, USA [Book #15713] Third American Edition, following the two Boston published edition by J. R. Osgood & Co in the same year, Myers 54. Nearly Fine pictorial reddish brown cloth with minimal rubbing, slightly cocked spine, text block Fine. A most handsome collectible; The classical...
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Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne's hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber.
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The world's best-loved stories brought to life in the full context of their eras: The Whole Story series, with its unique documentary approach makes the classics accessible to new generations of readers--as well as to audiences wanting to reread, rediscover, and newly appreciate these enduringly popular stories. Each book has the complete, unabridged text as originally published. It's also generously annotated with hundreds of extended captions with lively, succinct explanations of history, geography...
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Around the World in Eighty Days
Walt Disney's star-studded motion picture based on Jules Verne's classic novel hit theaters in June 2004. Verne's comic high adventure featuring the exploits of reserved Englishman Phileas Fogg and his hot-blooded manservant Passepartout combines exploration, adventure, and a thrilling race against time - and to this day remains hugely popular.
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Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of Around the World in Eighty Days includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Justin Leiber.
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Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules | Australian Online Bookshop
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Around the World in Eighty Days
A fastidious English gentleman makes a remarkable wager - he will travel around the world in eighty days or forfeit his life's savings. Thus begins Jules Verne's classic 1872 novel, which remains unsurpassed in sheer story-telling entertainment and pure adventure. Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant, Jean Passepartout, embark on a fantastic journey into a world filled with danger and beauty - from the exotic shores of India, where the heroic travelers rescue a beautiful Raja's wife from ritual...
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