Around the World In Eighty Days
Around the World In Eighty Days
On a seemingly normal day at the exclusive Reform Club, Phileas Fogg, a gentleman of great wealth and exacting tastes, makes an extraordinary £20,000 wager; he will perform an impossible feat and circumnavigate the globe in just eighty days. Accompanied only by his new French valet, the steady Passepartout, he sets off on a thrilling journey. Adventure, chaos and romance ensue as the daring pair harness the new power of steam to escape their ever-increasing enemies and beat the clock.
Author : Jules Verne
Edition : Pan Macmillan, Hardback, 280 pages
ISBN : 9781509827855
Weight: 170g
Dimensions: 155 x 102 x 21mm
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