About the Book

Around the World in Eighty Days is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872.

Plot Summary

In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager of £20,000 set by his friends at the Reform Club.

Reception

It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.