Around the World in Eighty Days
Book Description
JulesVERNE WAS BORN on February 8,I828,in Nates,France,the oldest of pierre and sophie vernes five children.hisfater was an attorney,but lived with his family on an island inthe loireriver. the sea had a strong effect on verne,and ,as a boy,heran away to work on a merchant ship. hisfather met him at the next port and ended his sea-going career,but the sea was to figure prominently in vernes future work.
Vernes contract and prodigious output made him a wealtlhy man in later life,and after 1876,he spent a grat deal of time sailing around Europe in his yacht-still writing.he died on march 24,1905,in amiens,France.his works have maintained their popularity;acccording to the united nations educational scientific and cultural organization he is the most widely translated author ever withworks published in 148 languages.
Table Of Content
Chapter1―Inwbicb pbilea fogg and passepartout accept eacb otber,tbe one a master, tbeotber as man
Chapter2―In wbicb passepartout is convinced tbat be bas at last found bis ideal
Chapter3―In wbicvb a conversation takes place wbicb seems likely to cost pbileas fogg dear
Chapter4―In wbicvb pbileas fogg astounds passepartout,bis servant
Chapter5―In wbicb a new species of funds,unknown to tbe moneyed men appearson Cbang
Chapter6―In wbicb fix,tbe detective,betrays a very natural impatience
Chapter7―wbicb once mre demonstrates tbe uselessness of passports as aids ot deteiv
Chapter8―In wbicb passepartout talks ratber more,perbaps,tban is prudent
Chapter9―In wbicb tbe red sea and tbe indian ocean prove propitious to tbe designds of pbileas fogg
Chapter10―In wbicb passepartut is only too glad ot get off witb tbe loos of bis sbo
Chapter11―In wbicb pbileas fogg securesa curious means of conveyance at afabulous ptice
Chapter12―In wbicb pbileas fogg and bis companions venture across tbe indian forests,and wbat ensued
Chapter13―In wbicb passepartout receivesa new proof tbat fortune favors tbe brave
Chapter14―In wbicb pbileas fogg descends tbe wbok lengtb of the beautiful valley of tbe Ganges witbout e4ver tbinking of seeing it
Chapter15―In wbicb tbe bag of banknotes disgorges some tbousands of pouds more
Chapter16―In wbicb fix does not seem ot understand in tbe least wbat is said ot bim
Chapter17―Sbowing wbat bappenedon tbe voyage from singapore of hong kong
Chapter18―In wbicb pbileas fogg,passepartout,and fix go eacb about bis business
Chapter19―In wbicb passepartut takes a too great interet in bis master,and wbat comes of it
Chapter20―In wbicb fix comes face to face witb pbileas fogg
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