num_pages: 288
description: After making an audacious wager, the wealthy and eccentric Phileas Fogg attempts a seemingly impossible feat—to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.Upon making a bet with his colleagues at the Reform Club, the otherwise mechanically predictable Phileas Fogg sets off on a race to travel around the world in no more than eighty days. With £20,000 on the line, every hour is crucial. Accompanied by his emotional French manservant, Passepartout, Fogg travels east from London, making stops in Suez, Bombay, Hong Kong, San Francisco, and New York, traveling by rail, steamship, elephant, sailboat, and sledge. The two are followed all the while by Detective Fix of the London Police, who is convinced that Fogg is the man suspected in a robbery of the Bank of England that occurred shortly before the start of this curious journey. The wild adventures of Phileas Fogg and Passepartout as they race across continents and oceans have entertained readers since the book's first publication in 1873.This edition -A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information-A chronology of the author's life and work-A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context-An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's own interpretations-Detailed explanatory notes-Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work-Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction-A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experienceEnriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.
language: English
title: Around the World in Eighty Days
titlecomplete: Around the World in Eighty Days (Enriched Classics)
characters: Aouda, Fix, Jean Passepartout, Phileas Fogg
genres: Audiobook, French Literature, Travel, Science Fiction, Literature, Classic Literature, Fantasy, Novels, 19th Century, France
ratings_count: 245168
places: Yokohama, Suez Canal, South Asia, United Kingdom, Bombay, Singapore, England, London, England, New York (State), Atlantic Ocean, India, Calcutta, San Francisco Bay, California, Hong Kong, Liverpool, England
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Audie Award
category: Classic
publisher: Simon & Schuster