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One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train or elephant - overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock.
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These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page softcover book retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics.
In a time before jet planes or fast boats, Phileas Fogg bets he can go around the world in eighty days- a then unheard of record time. Travel with him as he board boats, trains, and even...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Around the World in Eighty Days with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, the story of an English gentleman who makes a bet that he can travel the world's circumference in eighty days and embarks on an adventure of cultural exploration, love and chase, all with the police hot on his trail. It is a pioneering...
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"'Phileas Fogg was one of those mathematically exact people, who, never hurried and always ready, are economical of their steps and their motions. He never made one stride too many, always going by the shortest route. He did not give an idle look. He did not allow himself a superfluous gesture.' When Phileas Fogg wagers a bet that he can travel across the globe in just 80 days, little does he know about the epic journey that he is about to undertake....
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On November 14, 1889, two young female journalists raced against one another, determined to outdo Jules Verne's fictional hero and circle the globe in less than 80 days. The dramatic race that ensued would span 28,000 miles, captivate the nation, and change both competitors' lives forever.
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Devin and Frankie sign up for a dangerous adventure when they make a bet that they can race across the globe in only eighty days. On a class trip to the library, best friends Devin and Frankie discover that the librarian has hired someone to fix the broken security gates. There's only one problem: these "zapper" gates are have the magical power to transport people into books. If they're fixed, how are Devin and Frankie supposed to pass their English...
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London, 1872. Phileas Fogg lives a comfortable but utterly unfulfilling life in London, spending every day at his club with his friends Fortescue and Bellamy. But when he receives a hand-delivered postcard, with only the word 'COWARD' written on the back, it turns his world upside down.
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"The year is 1872 and in order to win a gentleman's wager, Fogg must circumnavigate the globe in a mere 80 days! But time won't be his only adversary, because hot on his trail is a private detective who suspects Fogg is escaping town with stolen loot. With his hilarious and trusted manservant at his side, Fogg uses every form of transportation imaginable-- and even some unimaginable, to aide him in his quest."--Container.
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"Phileas Fogg is living quietly in London. Then he makes a bet with his friends that he can travel around the world in eighty days. The result is a crazy, exciting race against time across Europe, Africa, Asia, and America. There are many dangers along the way - and a detective who wants to arrest him!"--Back cover.
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Four iconic novels of adventure, science, and fantasy from a master storyteller far ahead of his time. In Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, a monster wreaks havoc in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The US government sends a French marine biologist, his servant, and a Canadian harpoonist to take care of the problem. But instead of a mythic beast, the team finds the submarine Nautilus and its fearsome helmsman, Captain Nemo. Around the World...
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