French novelist Jules Verne is best known for his adventure novels. Published in 1873, Around the World in Eighty Days is an exciting adventure fiction which still remains very popular among readers of all age. The novel tells the story of Phileas Fogg, an eccentric and determined scientist who attempts to circumnavigate the world in eighty days in response to a challenge. Alongside Fogg, is his trusted companion Passepartout, who finds himself in trouble at various times of the journey due to his own misadventure. Fogg travels from London to Suez, Bombay, Calcutta, Hong Kong, Yokohama, San Francisco, New York and back to London, by various means of transport such as balloons, steamboats, elephants and trains. A fast-paced story of extraordinary courage, determination, action, adventure, fun and love - Around the World in Eighty Days will entertain anyone who loves a good adventure story.
Verne, Jules. Around the World in Eighty Days, London : Penguin, 2004.
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