Around the World in Eighty Days (Oxford Progressive English Readers) [Paperback]

Jules Verne (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0195853342 | ISBN-13: 978-0195853346 | Publication Date: June 1992 | Edition: Revised

This popular series of readers has now been completely revised and updated, using a new syllabus and new word structure lists. Readability has been ensured by means of specially designed computer software. Words that are above level but essential to the story are explained within the text, illustrated, and then reused for maximum reinforcement.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Travel adventure novel by Jules Verne, published serially in 1872 in Le Temps as Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingt jours and in book form in 1873. The lively narrative recounts the journey undertaken by sedentary London gentleman Phileas Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, in order to win a wager with Fogg's fellow club members. Pursued by Fix, a private detective who believes Fogg to be a bank robber, the pair cross three continents and two oceans on trains, steamers, an elephant, and a sail-sledge. Delays and death-defying exploits abound. Assorted companions join the party, including the Hindu widow Aouda, whom Fogg rescues from ritual immolation. Back in London, having met the deadline, convinced Fix of his innocence, and collected the payment, he returns to his former life unchanged but for having Aouda as his bride. -- The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature

About the Author

Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French author and a pioneer of the science-fiction genre.

Product Details

• Paperback: 94 pages
• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr (Sd); Revised edition (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195853342
• ISBN-13: 978-0195853346
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,136,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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