Traveling by train, steamship, sailboat, sledge, and even elephant, they must overcome storms, kidnappings, natural disasters, Sioux attacks, and the dogged Inspector Fix of Scotland Yard to win the extraordinary wager. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, the reserved Englishman immediately sets off for Dover, accompanied by his hot-blooded French manservant, Passepartout. |a In Around the World in Eighty Days, Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions 20,000 that he can travel around the entire globe in just eighty days - and he is determined not to lose. |a One set of earphones required for listening. |a Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. |a 1 audio media player : |b digital, HD audio |c 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. |a Solon, Ohio : |b Findaway World, LLC, |c |a Around the World in 80 Days (Playaway) |h / |c Jules Verne. He died on March 24, 1905, in Amiens, France, leaving behind a legacy of science fiction works, including Journey to the Center of the Earth. He served as secretary at the Theatre Lyrique (1852-54) and later became a stockbroker but continued writing. In 1850 his play, Les Pailles Rompues ("The Broken Straws"), was successfully produced at Alexandre Dumas's Theatre Historique. In Paris, Verne studied law but chose to pursue literature. Jules Verne was born on Februin Nantes, France. Combining exploration, adventure, and a thrilling race against time, Around the World in Eighty Days gripped audiences upon its publication and remains hugely popular to this day. In Around the World in Eighty Days, Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions 20,000 that he can travel around the entire globe in just eighty days - and he is determined not to lose.
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