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Around the World in Eighty Days is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne. First published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager of £20,000 set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. Phileas Fogg is a wealthy English gentleman living a solitary life in London. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives modestly and carries out his habits with mathematical precision. He is a member of the Reform Club, where he spends the best part of his days. Having dismissed his valet for bringing him shaving water at a temperature slightly lower than expected Fogg hires Frenchman Jean Passepartout as a replacement.
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Jules Verne's Victorian-era tale AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS gets a new adaptation on PBS Masterpiece. A chance to see Hong Kong, India and other far-flung places most of us haven't been able to visit in recent years. https://t.co/BpAwNmrTun
ジェフリー・アングルス Jeffrey Angles, Poet, Prof. of Japanese Literature Translator: Godzilla & Godzilla Raids Again, The Thorn Puller, etc. 詩人『わたしの日付変更線』読売文学賞
@ReadJapaneseLit As an intro to world geography, Kawashima Chūnosuke's 1878 translation of Verne's Around the World in 80 Days 八十日間世界一周 sold really well. Interestingly, Kawashima reframed many of Verne's representations of Yokohama & Japan. More about that here: https://t.co/2SKfKJc9Uw
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Board game, anyone? The beautiful board of The World Circler (ca. 1890), based on Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days #boardgames #vintageboardgames #archive https://t.co/54US3hf6sA https://t.co/UhoX2YqDxx