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, and, accompanied by his French valet Jean Passepartout, 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 as 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, Jules Verne s classic adventure story has been adapted numerous times for the stage and the screen, as well as inspiring many real-life adventurers who have sought to emulate Fogg s audacious odyssey.
Product code: 9781847499202
| ISBN |
9781847499202 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD in mm) |
198x128x22 |
| On Sale Date |
03/09/2024 |
| Series |
Alma Junior Classics |
| No. Of Pages |
320 |
| Publisher |
Alma Books Ltd |
| Illustrated By |
Ross Collins |