Around the World in 80 Days

Jules Verne

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Around the World in 80 Days

Jules Verne
Translated by: Frederick Paul Walter

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2013

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Literature's classic race against the clock.

Part manhunt, part love story, part social satire, but mostly a race against the clock, Around the World in 80 Days is Jules Verne's most rollicking novel. When Phileas Fogg, a wealthy British gentleman who lives his life "with mathemetical predictability," bets the fellow members of his club £20,000 that he can circle the earth in just eighty days, he and his new valet, Passepartout, set out on a whirlwind tour of the globe that will challenge their luck, their wits, and their wallets. En route they ride an elephant smack into an exotic murder cult, steer an undersized sailboat through rampaging storms, and outrun sharp-shooting Sioux, man-eating wolves, and Scotland Yard's dimmest detective-only to see everything go hopelessly haywire until Verne springs the slyest of surprise endings. It's one of the planet's favorite thrillers, and Frederick Paul Walter's reader-friendly translation captures its roguish wit and humor, packages its Americana with exceptional accuracy (one-fourth of the tale takes place in the United States), and is complete and unabridged down to the smallest substantive detail.

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"…Around the World in 80 Days is the entertainment gem in Verne's output." — SirReadaLot.org

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Front Matter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Translator’s Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
In which Phileas Fogg and Passepartout Mutually Accept Each Other as Master and Manservant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Where Passepartout is Convinced he has Found Perfection at Last Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	6
Where a Conversation Takes Place that could Cost Phileas Fogg a Fortune Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	9
In which Phileas Fogg Astounds his Manservant Passepartout Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	16
In which a New Share Shows up on the London Stock Market Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	20
In which Fix the Investigator is Understandably Impatient Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	24
Which Demonstrates Once Again that Passports are no Help in Police Work Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	29
In which Passepartout Says a Bit More than maybe he Ought to Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	32
Where the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean Cooperate with Phileas Fogg’s Objectives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	36
Where Passepartout gets off Easy with just the Loss of his Shoes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	42
Where Phileas Fogg Buys a Fabulously Expensive form of Transportation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	48
Where Phileas Fogg and his Companions Venture through the Forests of India and what Comes of it Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	56
In which Passepartout Proves Once Again that Luck and Pluck are Partners Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	63
In Which Phileas Fogg Goes Down the Whole Wonderful Valley of the Ganges without even Thinking to Look at it Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	70
Where the Bag of Banknotes gets Lighter by Another Couple Thousand Pounds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	77
Where Fix Plays Dumb when he Hears Certain Things Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	83
Which Deals with this and that During the Crossing from Singapore to Hong Kong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	88
In which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout, and Fix go about their Separate Business Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	94
Where Passepartout Grows Extremely Concerned for his Master and What Comes of it Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	99
In Which Fix Makes Direct Contact with Phileas Fogg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	106
Where the Tankadère’s Skipper is in Real Danger of Losing his £200 Bonus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	112
Where Passepartout Finds that Even Halfway Around the World, it’s Wise to have a Little Money in your Pocket Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	120
In Which Passepartout’s Nose gets Outlandishly Long Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	126
During Which they Cross the Whole Pacific Ocean Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	134
Which Gives a Brief Glimpse of San Francisco at Election Time Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	139
In Which we Ride an Express Train on the Pacific Railroad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	146
During Which Passepartout Takes a Course in Mormon History at a Speed of Twenty Miles per Hour Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	152
In Which Passepartout can’t get Anybody to Use his Head Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	158
Which will Describe Assorted Incidents that are Met with only on Union Railroads Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	165
In Which Phileas Fogg Simply does what’s Right Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	174
Where Inspector Fix Behaves in Phileas Fogg’s Best Interests Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	181
In which Phileas Fogg Grapples with Misfortune Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	187
In which Phileas Fogg Rises to the Occasion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	191
Which gives Passepartout the Chance to Crack an Outrageous but Possibly Original Joke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	200
In which Passepartout doesn’t Need to be told Twice to do what his Master Says Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	203
Where Shares in Phileas Fogg are Back at a Premium on the Stock Market Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	208
Which Demonstrates that Phileas Fogg didn’t Gain a Thing by Going Around the World— Other than Happiness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	212
Textual Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	216
Recommended Reading Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	219

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May 1, 2013

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9781438446806

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232

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1

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1 b&w photo, 59 figures

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781438446806

eBook ISBN: 9781438446806

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