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Around the World in Eighty Days
Contributor(s): Verne, Jules (Author), Towle, George M. (Translator), Sterling, Bruce (Introduction by)

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ISBN: 0812968565     ISBN-13: 9780812968569
Publisher: Modern Library
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2003
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Annotation: Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise: to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne's hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber. Set from the text of George M. Towle's original 1873 translation, this Modern Library Paperback Classic of Verne's adventure novel comes vividly alive, brilliantly refl ecting on time, space, and one man's struggle to reach beyond the bounds of both science and society.

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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure
- Fiction | Literary
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2003044262
Age Level: 9-12
Grade Level: 4-7
Lexile Measure: 1070 HL (High-Low)
Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.24" W x 8.02" L (0.37 lbs) 224 pages
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Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise: to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne's hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber. Set from the text of George M. Towle's original 1873 translation, this Modern Library Paperback Classic of Verne's adventure novel comes vividly alive, brilliantly reflecting on time, space, and one man's struggle to reach beyond the bounds of both science and society.
 
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