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Around the World in Eighty Days

New Translation with illustrations by Ross Collins and extra reading material for young readers
By Jules Verne
Series: Alma Junior Classics
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Having learnt that a new railway in India has made it theoretically possible to travel all the way around the globe in no more than eighty days, Phileas Fogg, a wealthy and fastidious London gentleman, makes a wager of £20,000 with his Reform Club associates that... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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A brand-new translation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure story which has been adapted numerous times for the stage and the screen. Illustrated by Ross Collins. Contains extra material for young readers.

Now presented in a new translation with illustrations by Ross Collins, Around the World in Eighty Days is part of Alma Junior Classics. It contains extra material for young readers, including a profile of the author, a section on the book, a list of characters, a glossary and a test-yourself quiz.

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Having learnt that a new railway in India has made it theoretically possible to travel all the way around the globe in no more than eighty days, Phileas Fogg, a wealthy and fastidious London gentleman, makes a wager of £20,000 with his Reform Club associates that he can achieve this hitherto unheard-of feat. Accompanied by his French valet, Jean Passepartout, he boards a train for Dover the very same evening.

Pursued on their epic journey by a Scotland Yard policeman who has mistaken Fogg for a bank robber, the intrepid voyagers face a race against time. They traverse a range of exotic and sometimes hazardous landscapes and make use of any and every mode of transport available to them – including elephants – in order to achieve their goal.

A huge commercial success on first publication in 1872, Around the World in Eighty Days has been adapted numerous times for the stage and the screen. It has also inspired many real-life adventurers who have sought to emulate Fogg’s audacious odyssey.

Series: Alma Junior Classics

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781847499202

Publisher: Alma Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Alma Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Andrew Brown
  • Illustrated by Ross Collins
  • Translated by Andrew Brown

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 256g

Pages: 288

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Jules Verne Series: Alma Junior Classics Young Adult

About the Author

Jules Verne (1828–1905) was the author of Around the World in Eighty Days, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea and many other tales of adventure and science fiction, which are still extremely popular today.

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