Around the World in 80 Days, 2 Audio-CDs (Audio book)

To take on the bet - to go around the world in eighty days, faster than anyone had gone before - was madness. If Phileas Fogg missed a single connection he would lose 20,000. Phileas Fogg was an eccentric Englishman who lived a quiet ordered life and believed that, with technology and planning, nothing was unforseeable. But he could not plan for the ebullient nature of his French servant, Passepartout, for the adventures that crop up on their journey and for the totally unexpected collision with romance. The humour and freshness of Verne's writing - vivid despatches from a newly accessible world - make Around The World In Eighty Days an ideal subject for an Audiobook.

About the author

Jules Verne, geb. 1828 in Nantes, studierte Jura, schrieb aber bereits Theaterstücke und Erzählungen. Sein erster Erfolgsroman 'Fünf Wochen im Ballon' erschien 1863. Seine großen Romane waren von Anfang an Bestseller. Als neuer Mythenmeister und Klassiker ist er der Begründer der modernen Science-fiction-Literatur. Jules Verne starb 1905 in Amiens.

Product details

• Authors: Jules Verne
• Assisted by: Harry Burton (Reader / Narrator)
• Publisher: Naxos
• Languages: English
• Product format: CD-Audio (Playing time: 150 Minutes)
• Released: 02.06.2010
• EAN: 0730099003322
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 140 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 107 g
• Series: Naxos AudioBooks
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature > Historical novels and narratives