description: The eccentric Phileas Fogg, a distinguished but sedentary member of London's Reform Club, takes up a wager that he can circle the globe in just eighty days--an amazing feat in the 1870s. What follows is a lively narrative recounting the journey by Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, as they overcome obstacle after obstacle to win the wager with Fogg's fellow club members. The pair undertakes a fantastic world tour crossing three continents and two oceans and utilizing every means of transportation available in the 1870s: trains, steamers, an elephant, and a sail-sledge. All the while, they are pursued by a private detective named Fix, who believes Fogg to be a bank robber. Assorted companions join the party, including a damsel in distress named Aouda, whom Fogg rescues in India. After traveling through Paris, Egypt, India, Japan, America, Ireland, and more, Phileas Fogg finally arrives back in London--having just by the remotest chance met the deadline, convinced Fix of his innocence, and collected the payment. And money isn't the only prize he's won. This is a marvelous travelogue mixed with dazzling suspense, delightful fantasy, and lively comedy where frustrating delays and death-defying exploits abound.
language: English
title: Around the World in Eighty Days
titlecomplete: Around the World in Eighty Days
characters: Jean Passepartout, Fix, Phileas Fogg, Aouda
genres: Travel, Fantasy, Literature, Novels, French Literature, 19th Century, Classic Literature, Science Fiction, Audiobook, France
ratings_count: 245332
places: London, England, Suez Canal, England, New York (State), Hong Kong, India, United Kingdom, Atlantic Ocean, Calcutta, San Francisco Bay, California, Liverpool, England, Bombay, Singapore, Yokohama, South Asia
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Audie Award
category: Classic
publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks