Around the World in Eighty Days
Author: Jules Verne
Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions GBP20,000 that he can travel around the entire globe in just eighty days – and he is determined not to lose. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, the reserved Englishman immediately sets off for Dover, accompanied by his hot-blooded French manservant, Passepartout…..Read More
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