Publisher's Synopsis
- This book is printed in a 16 pt large font for easier reading.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 set by his friends.Inspired by Jules Verne's own sea travels and his fascination with circumnavigating the globe, this written work is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.