Around the World in Eighty Days
$28.69
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2004
Summary
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, t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812968569 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0812968565 |
| Author: | Jules Verne, George M. Towle, Bruce Sterling |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2004 |
| Weight: | 195g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 132mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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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
About The Author
Jules Verne
Bruce Sterling is the author of the nonfiction books Tomorrow Now and The Hacker Crackdown, as well as the novels Distraction, Holy Fire, Heavy Weather, and Islands in the Net. With William Gibson he co-authored the acclaimed novel The Difference Engine. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Austin, Texas.
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