Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington Gardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814. He was one of the most noticeable members of the Reform Club, though he seemed always to avoid attracting attention...
Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.The technological innovations of the 19th century had opened the possibility of rapid circumnavigation and the prospect fascinated Verne and his readership.
It was another notable mark in the end of an age of exploration and the start of an age of fully global tourism that could be enjoyed in relative comfort and safety. It sparked the imagination that anyone could sit down, draw up a schedule, buy tickets and travel around the world, a feat previously reserved for only the most heroic and hardy of adventurers.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Editorial Maxtor
ISBN: 9788490019368
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 256
Tiempo de lectura:
5h 15m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 21/12/2015
Año de edición: 2015
Plaza de edición: España
Colección:
Maxtor Classics
Maxtor Classics
Alto: 1.2 cm
Ancho: 1.8 cm
Peso: 230.0 gr
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Escrito por Julio Verne
JULIO VERNE (Nantes, 1828 – Amiens, 1905) fue un escritor, poeta y dramaturgo francés famoso por sus novelas de aventuras y por su profunda influencia en el género literario de la ciencia ficción. Entre sus obras más conocidas encontramos Viaje al centro de la Tierra, Veinte mil leguas de viaje submarino, La vuelta al mundo en 80 días y Dos años de vacaciones.