Around the World in Eighty Days

by Jules Verne

The impressions of an intrepid traveler of his visits to 24 countries is highlighted in sketches and a journal.

Genres: Fiction, Classics, Childrens, Picture Books, Fantasy

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1872

About the author

Novels of French writer Jules Gabriel Verne, considered the founder of modern science fiction, include Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).

This author who pioneered the genre. People best know him for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870).

Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before people invented navigable aircraft and practical submarines and devised any means of spacecraft. He ranks behind Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie as the second most translated author of all time. People made his prominent films. People often refer to Verne alongside Herbert George Wells as the "father of science fiction."

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Reviews

[Marjan Darabi-Hammond · Rating 5 out of 5]

وای که چه مزه ای داد ژول ورن خوانی با دخترک!

[Arati · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so much fun, it's easy to ignore the craft that went into it.

Verne's plotting is just superb... tight with prefect balance of problem and payoff. And the way the individual characters of Fogg and Passpartout balance and play off each other is sheer magic. It's clear why this remains such a popular classic even after all this time.

[Krisz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nicely illustrated brief. The point of the shoe not taken off wasn't clear, but I remembered it from the novel so i could explain to my daughter.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read Around the World in 80 Days at the same time. I saw this title in my library catalog and was curious, but I was disappointed that neither Goodreads or Amazon could give me an idea of what it was about. That's why I'm writing this review. Here's what the dust jacket says: "'It records simply how the world looked to me in 80 days,' says John Burningham of this, his most adventurous and delightful book yet. On October 3, 1970, he set out from London's Reform Club in the footsteps of Jules Verne's Victorian hero Phileas Fogg. When he returned on a sunny December afternoon, just 80 days later, he had traveled 44,000 miles and visited 24 countries."

John Burningham does travel on the same dates as Phileas Fogg. (If it was a couple years later, it could have been exactly 100 years after Mr. Fogg.) He does, however deviate his route a little from that of Mr. Fogg's. Extra places he goes that Mr. Fogg does not are Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and Canada. The main difference between Burningham and Fogg is that Burningham actually wanted to see the places he was traveling through! :)

I enjoyed his drawings. My favorite was the series of pictures about young bull elephants pushing over trees -- when they get hot, there's a crowd of elephants under the trees remaining. It made me laugh.

[Sydney McClure · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a bit more extensive for young readers; there are chapters and longer passages, so this would be best suits for first to third grade. The adventures depicted in the book are funny and create interest for the student.

[Kaitlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like Jules Verne, this will be among your favorites. If you don't, try it anyway. It's hilarious. It's exciting. It wraps you up in the adventure and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Definitely worth the read.

[Militza · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very good book to introduce the kids to the classics. It's fun and full of adventures.
My son enjoyed it so much, he used it for one of his book reports.

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Obviously not as good as the original text, but the adaptation, along with the illustrations, still captures the excitement and the adventure for younger readers.

[Ayat Alahmed · Rating 4 out of 5]

Suits the basic level