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Around the World in Eighty Days

By Jules Verne
Introduction by Brian Aldiss
Translated by Michael Glencross
Notes by Michael Glencross

By Jules Verne
Introduction by Brian Aldiss
Translated by Michael Glencross
Notes by Michael Glencross

By Jules Verne
Illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith
Introduction by Brian Aldiss
Translated by Michael Glencross
Notes by Michael Glencross

By Jules Verne
Illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith
Introduction by Brian Aldiss
Translated by Michael Glencross
Notes by Michael Glencross

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May 04, 2004 | ISBN 9780140449068

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Nov 30, 2021 | ISBN 9780241468654

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    About Around the World in Eighty Days

    Verne’s classic novel of global voyaging

    One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand – whether train or elephant – overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

    About Around the World in Eighty Days

    Verne’s classic novel of global voyaging

    One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand – whether train or elephant – overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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    About Jules Verne

    Jules Verne was born in France in 1828 and died in 1905. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel was wildly successful, producing many brilliant novels in the burgeoning genre of science fiction: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to… More about Jules Verne

    About Jules Verne

    Jules Verne was born in France in 1828 and died in 1905. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel was wildly successful, producing many brilliant novels in the burgeoning genre of science fiction: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to… More about Jules Verne

    About Coralie Bickford-Smith

    Coralie Bickford-Smith is an award-winning designer at Penguin Books, where she has created several highly acclaimed series designs. She studied typography at Reading University and lives in London.

    Product Details

    Category: Classic Fiction | Science Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $12.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    May 04, 2004 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780140449068

    Category: Classic Fiction | Science Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Hardcover | $24.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Nov 30, 2021 | 288 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780241468654

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    “The reason Verne is still read by millions today is simply that he was one of the best storytellers who ever lived.”—Arthur C. Clarke

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