Around the World in Eighty Days

Solitary and mechanical clubman Mr Phileas Fogg, accepting a challenge from fellow members of the Reform Club, wagers the fantastic sum of £20,000, half of his total fortune, on an attempt to travel around the world in only 80 days. Setting out that very day with his newly-employed French valet Passepartout - and a carpetbag containing the entire balance of his fortune in cash - Mr. Fogg and his companion cross four continents, by every means at hand, in the face of endless surprises.... Jules Verne's acclaimed adventure story is presented in a high-quality contemporary translation by American George Makepeace Towle.Public Domain (P)2021 Voices of Today