Around the World in Eighty Days

Verne's classic novel of global voyaging One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty daysBreaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet PassepartoutPassing 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 clockFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking worldWith more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplinesReaders trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.