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Jules Verne's classic tale of Phileas Fogg and his globe-trotting adventure.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (June 23, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 95 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1548281263
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1548281267
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.24 x 9 inches
Reviewer: Frank Donnelly
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Really Good And Educational Adventure Story
Review: I completely enjoyed this kindle. I read and listened on an audiobook and enjoyed both very much. This story is written to the standards of nineteenth century literature and as such contains no improper language. There are some dated ethnic terminology that would cause me to give parental guidance and parental discussion if my child was reading this book.I feel this book is highly educational. I felt the same way about 20,000 leagues under the sea. I have never been a professional educator of youth. Nonetheless it is my belief that I could construct some version of AP course with either and ultimately both of these fine Jules Vernes novels. The only concern I would have is dated ethnic terminology.Thank You for taking the time to read this review.

Reviewer: Kenya Starflight
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Dated but entertaining adventure story
Review: This was one classic I just didn't get around to reading for the longest time -- I was familiar with its premise and had even seen bits and pieces of the mediocre Jackie Chan film based on it, but never actually read it myself. Ironically, I ended up finally picking up the book on a trip of my own, and read it on the plane. And while it comes across as a travelogue of its era at times, it's an entertaining story nonetheless, and a testament to one man's determination to traverse the globe in 80 days.Phileas Fogg is a practical, logical man with very predictable habits... so it comes across as a shock to both his newly hired servant, Passepartout, and the gentlemen's club he belong's to when he takes up a wager that will have him seeking to circumnavigate the world in no fewer than 80 days! With the long-suffering but eager to please Passepartout and a lovely Indian woman in tow, Fogg sets out to circle the world by train, steamship, elephant, sled, and any other means he can. But his journey is not without its mishaps or complications... the worst being a detective who suspects the journey is a ploy by Fogg to get away with a crime, and seeks to stop his journey at all costs...The writing in this book can come across as a little stilted, especially to modern-readers. I attribute this partly to the common writing style of the time period and partly to the fact that this book is a translation -- often writing styles get lost in the shift from one language to the next. The story still manages to move at a fairly steady pace, though occasionally it gets bogged down in odd places. The story comes to a screeching halt at one point to deliver a history of the Mormon church in Utah, for example -- interesting, but hardly pertinent to the story -- and at other points pauses to make copious notes about the geography and architecture of wherever they happen to be. This makes it come across almost as a travelogue at times.Fogg is a hard character to get to like at first -- so logical and seemingly without feeling that he's hard to relate to. His valet, Passepartout, is a much more relatable character, a hapless everyman dragged along in his master's footsteps but still willing to please. And as the story progresses Fogg reveals a warmer side to his personality, and gradually shows himself to be heroic as well as determined and not without sympathy toward others. And even Fix, the detective doggedly pursuing Fogg and his servant, is shown to be a decent character just trying to do justice as he sees it. The Indian woman who travels with them for much of the trip has little personality of her own, though -- she seems tossed in just to serve as a romantic interest. Ah well.Also, a few bits included in this book are a little harsher in hindsight. An offhand remark about the number of bison blocking the train tracks and wishing they could just shoot them all can make the reader wince when they realize that bison were nearly driven to extinction in just such a manner...While a little dated and slow to start, "Around the World in 80 Days" is still an entertaining adventure story, and while today one can traverse the world in a much shorter time, this is still a fascinating look at how it was done in centuries' past. And it's certainly a LOT better than the Jackie Chan film...

Reviewer: Reinold F.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Around the World in Sixty AmazonClassics Edition books.
Review: Seneca, according to Borges, wrote that man has only time to read 120 books at most, although in those times a book comprised many volumes so it has to mean much more than our skinny books. I just finished the final volume of AmazonClassics edition in my reading list, and with this I have read 60 books of the collection, a skinny achievement but a nice one. 'Around the World in Eighty Days' is a calm example of the talent of Verne, it is notorious he is a professional writer as some structure is noticeable in his books, the research for scientific data, the plot twists paced regularly, a comic (but not ridiculous) relief, the exoticism of locations; among the living authors one writer that makes me feel that same professionalism is Dan Brown. Nevertheless to label Verne as just professional would be an injustice, is professional his meticulous work to point numbers, data and facts for the reader, I enjoyed much to search by images the places described; but along it there is emotion in these stories that will feed your heart if it still has a youthful passion for adventure, stories that are quite amazing and cover vast distances of time and space, is not wonder they are adapted into movies, sadly most of the time not that good movies xP Some circumstances in London spark a commentary by Phileas Fogg, squire, about how modernity has made the world smaller than before, he is a strange man, a good man but living in abstractions, so he is almost casually drawn to prove his words and engage in a journey around the world in eighty days. I devoured this trip, nothing is what it seems, he is a methodical man drawn into the unmethodical world. Is extraordinary that there is a villain but he is not a bad person but bound to duty, there is a friend but bound by loyalty, there is love but it is gradual and natural, there is disasters but he is calm, Phileas Fogg above all is not pushed by greed, and his adventures are not random, the chain of events that determine his journey are important in the events that follow, the reader is not cheated by deus ex machina but it truly feels like you are struggling along the characters in a game with coherent rules. He starts in the more exotic side of the world, and then he reaches the United States, I was afraid that the adventures would wane there into almost a bureaucratic register of trains and ships, but it was quite exotic too, as exciting as a road movie and more rich in imagination than I'd far prefer to visit Verne's U.S. than Peter Pan's Neverland. This is one of the most famous works of Verne so maybe you have seen adaptations that somehow spoil the ending, but nothing compares to read it.As a final reflection about the AmazonClassics books I can say they are, for works of public domain written in English, the best ones available: professional and exemplar formatting, modern typography, free of errors and free of introductions, studies and footnotes by nosy contemporary intellectuals with modern prejudices, instead, when you need it, there is the X-Ray function (the first paragraphs from the not that trusty Wikipedia that dislikes the past) to tell you what you need to know. They feel like having been written this morning for you, and that's good. The only strange detail is that they don't add the year of publication of the original edition. Nevertheless for foreign books most of them are good enough, with excellent translations from the public domain too, at first I was a bit afraid of outdated translations (which happens in Lysistrata and The Art of War) but for the most part I have grown fond of them. I don't know the original novel in French but so far the translation seems neutral. A very recommended edition and I am grateful to these AmazonClassics editions to take me into a journey of so many classical works in literature, science, philosophy and essays by many talented men and women in the history. I plan to get many of the books of this collection in good physical editions as a legacy for others after me (is a curious thought to wonder what happens with your Kindle books when your life ends), if you want to read this story in a good edition the AmazonClassics edition is a good choice.

Reviewer: Gus Arroyo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Even when I know the story enjoyed so much english version.

Reviewer: Cliente Kindle
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Fast and interesting reading.Great Book for newcomers to improve english understanding and familiarity.Great writer and good writing style

Reviewer: Amazonian
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A great read, once started I found it hard to put down.

Reviewer: Crumi
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Buena historia

Reviewer: Reading_Tamishly
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Quite adventurous! And the story is based on so much factual information that it’s actually far more fun and entertaining than I expected.I read this book last week trying to catch up with my classics unread pile. And I am genuinely surprised with how much this book entertained me. I just cannot get enough of this book!I am in love with this @puffinbooksuk edition living true to my Puffin classic edition obsession ✨It’s the story of Phileas Fogg who wages his fortune for a challenge to travel the world in just eighty days! The story was set during the 1870s or before that when this book was written. We can imagine how the man could possibly carry out this challenge considering the limited means of transportation during that time.With his new valet, also a loyal to the core companion, Passepartout, he sets out to accomplish the set mission.The writing is engagingly good and filled with playful words that display wisdom, information based on actual facts, wit and sarcasm. The perfect combination that kept me wanting for more!Reading this book made me feel like I was in a video game world in which I had to do my best to accomplish the mission to save my life!The characters are well etched, my favourite being Passepartout. His monologues are the best!The highlights for this book would be the different places in different countries including India (the first place they visited) and I was quite surprised with how much knowledge that little part provided based on real events. One example would be the discussion on Sati (women had to jumped into the burning pyre of their dead husbands sacrificing their lives). More such information based at different places are mentioned as well.An amazing read. You will go on reading until you find out if they really accomplished their mission or not!Pick up this book if you don’t know what to pick up next or if you have been a victim of average reads recently.