Ages 13-15 - 133 pages, 69972 words | 8 hours 22 minutes of reading | © Storyplay'r, , for the 1st publication - all rights reserved
Phileas Fogg, an English gentleman, bets with his club members that he'll do a round-the-world trip in 80 days. And, right away, here he goes, accompanied by his servant Jean, a Parisian alias Passepartout. To win, he'll have to be back in London on Saturday 21st December 1872 at 8:45 PM. Suspected to be the audacious thief of the English Bank, Phileas Fogg will be followed on the whole trip by Detective Fix, who cannot arrest him due to the arrest mandate arriving too late every time... The countries traveled through, the numerous adventures, the strategies employed to overcome many obstacles, the tireless activity of Phileas Fogg in battling against time while never losing his distinctly British composure, and the personalities of Passepartout and the stubborn Fix, all make "Le Tour du Monde en 80 jours" a marvelous novel, one of Jules Verne's best, whose considerable success has never waned since its publication in 1873.