| Around the World in Eighty Days Contributor(s): Verne, Jules (Author), Towle, George M. (Translator), Sterling, Bruce (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0812968565 ISBN-13: 9780812968569 Publisher: Kuperard OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise: to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne's hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber. Set from the text of George M. Towle's original 1873 translation, this Modern Library Paperback Classic of Verne's adventure novel comes vividly alive, brilliantly refl ecting on time, space, and one man's struggle to reach beyond the bounds of both science and society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003044262 |
| Lexile Measure: 1070 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.24" W x 8.02" (0.37 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise: to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne's hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber. Set from the text of George M. Towle's original 1873 translation, this Modern Library Paperback Classic of Verne's adventure novel comes vividly alive, brilliantly reflecting on time, space, and one man's struggle to reach beyond the bounds of both science and society. |