description: Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne's hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber.Combining exploration, adventure, and a thrilling race against time, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS gripped audiences upon its original publication and remains hugely popular to this day.
language: English
title: Around the World in 80 Days
titlecomplete: Around the World in 80 Days
characters: Aouda, Fix, Jean Passepartout, Phileas Fogg
genres: Audiobook, French Literature, Travel, Science Fiction, Literature, Classic Literature, Fantasy, Novels, 19th Century, France
ratings_count: 245169
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: Listening Library (Audio)