Name: Around the World in Eighty Days
Price: 209.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Author: Verne, Jules ; John, Judith
ISBN: 9781839649684

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jules Verne

Contributions by

Judith John

Publisher

Flame Tree Collectable Classics

Language

English

Pages

288

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

15.2 x 9.4 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.16 kg.

ISBN13

9781839649684

Synopsis "Around the World in Eighty Days"

A beautiful Gift edition for the collector, and perfect for a first reader of this Jules Verne classic. Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. Phileas Fogg accepts the challenge to travel the globe in just eighty days. With his capable valet Passepartout, Fogg embarks on his journey from Dover encountering a series of adventures in many wonderful and dangerous places of the world in a fantastic race against time.

Jules Verne

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Jules Gabriel Verne, (Nantes, February 8, 1828-Amiens, March 24, 1905), a prominent French writer and pioneer of adventure and science fiction literature, is recognized for his visionary novels, where he combined scientific rigor with thrilling narrative. Works such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days not only entertain but also anticipated technological advances with astonishing accuracy.

A member of the Legion of Honor and one of the most translated authors in history, Verne influenced generations of readers, scientists, and writers. His stories, meticulously documented, remain a benchmark of universal literature, ideal for those seeking classics filled with imagination, adventure, and knowledge.

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