'Around the World in Eighty Days' by Jules Verne

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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'The Jungle Book' by Rudyard Kipling

The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, winner of the 1907 Nobel prize for literature. The protagonist is Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves, in the jungle of India. In each story, Mowgli and his animal friends  - Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther, Kaa the python, Akela the lone wolf - come across various adventures and dangers in the jungle. Against them is one of the antagonist of the stories - the fierce man-eating tiger Shere Khan.The Jungle Book provides the reader with a richly written magical landscape of maharajas, ruined temples and snake charmers. Even though The Jungle Book was published over a century ago, it still remains a masterful collection of stories for adventure-lovers. 

Kipling, Rudyard. The Jungle Book, London : Sterling, 2007.

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