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Around the World in 80 Days

Jules Verne

Around the World in 80 Days

Paper book: €30.99

Digital: €10.99

Original publication
1872
Bilingual edition
12 June 2026
Pages
609
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Adventure, Travel Writing, Science Fiction
Moods
Escape it all, Have a laugh
Translated from
French

Book summary

In London in 1872, Phileas Fogg, a very methodical English gentleman, bets a fortune that he can travel around the world in eighty days. He leaves that very evening with Passepartout, his new manservant, a resourceful Frenchman. Inspector Fix sets off after them, convinced he is dealing with a thief.

By steamer, by train and even on the back of an elephant, Fogg races against the clock, and one surprise follows another right up to the very last page.

Full of pace and humour, the novel is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

An English gentleman’s wager. In London, Phileas Fogg, an English gentleman, bets £20,000, half his fortune, that he can travel around the world in 80 days. He leaves that very evening and must be back at his club by…

The world of the book

By train, by ship, by elephant. The story begins in London in 1872. There are no planes yet: to go around the world, you take trains and steamships, and you cannot miss a single departure. So Phileas Fogg crosses…

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