Jules Verne

Around the World in Eighty Days illustrated Jules Verne

Around the World in Eighty Days is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. 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. Modernity, Time, and Control. In Around the World in Eighty Days, wealthy eccentric Phileas Fogg utilizes modern innovations in transportation to complete the once-impossible feat of circling the globe in under three months. ... Imperialism. ... Chance, Adventure, and Human Connection. ... Honor, Reputation, and Duty