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Around the World in 80 Days (Signet Classics)
On October 2, 1872, an English gentleman makes a remarkable wager: He can travel around the entire world in a mere eighty days. Thus begins Jules Verne's classic novel, which remains unsurpassed in sheer storytelling entertainment. Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant, Passepartout, embark on a fantastic journey into a world filled with surprises, danger, and beautyfrom the shores of India, where the travelers rescue the beautiful wife of a rajah from ritual sacrifice, to the rugged American frontier, where their train is ambushed by an angry band of Sioux. With twenty thousand pounds at stake, Fogg's mission is complicated by an incredible case of mistaken identity that sends a Scotland Yard detective in hot pursuit. A riveting race against time and an action-packed odyssey into the unknown, Around the World in Eighty Days is a masterpiece of adventure fiction that has captured the imaginations of generations of readers and continues to enthrall us today.New Afterward added in 2015.
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Product Format: | Softcover Book |
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Grades: | 5-9 |
Brand: | Signet Books |
Author: | Jules Verne |
ISBN: | 9780451474285 |
Length in Inches: | 6.75 |
Width in Inches: | 4.1875 |
Height in Inches: | 0.75 |
Weight in Pounds: | 0.3 |
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Our notes indicated that this book was part of an unabridged series. "Revised and updated" does not necessarily mean that it is abridged. Sometimes it only means that archaic wording has been changed or notes added to make it more understandable to today's audience.
We do have other versions which are unabridged: #000186, #023124, #017564, #022635, and #044479.
We use this book in our school for our Middle Schoolers!
Required for Around the World in 180 Days geography class at co-op this fall.
I prefer unabridged books!