Around the World in 80 Days, Paperback

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• Author: Jules Verne

Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a 20,000 wager (the approximate equivalent of 2 million in 2016) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.