Around The World In Eighty Days Unabridged

Around The World In Eighty Days Unabridged Jules Verne AUDIO BOOK CD classic BOX Type: Audio Book Platform: Audio CD Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks / Jules Verne Released: 2004 Media: CD  Around the World in Eighty Days (Voyages Extraordinaires)The eccentric Phileas Fogg, a distinguished but sedentary member of London's Reform Club, takes up a wager that he can circle the globe in just eighty days--an amazing feat in the 1870s. What follows is a lively narrative recounting the journey by Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, as they overcome obstacle after obstacle to win the wager with Fogg's fellow club members. The pair undertakes a fantastic world tour crossing three continents and two oceans and utilizing every means of transportation available in the 1870s: trains, steamers, an elephant, and a sail-sledge. All the while, they are pursued by a private detective named Fix, who believes Fogg to be a bank robber. Assorted companions join the party, including a damsel in distress