Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, Free to Read Online with Listening and Reading Support Tools

Name: Around the World in Eighty Days
Author: Jules Verne

By Jules Verne · 1872

Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune on circling the globe in eighty days, racing timetables, weather, suspicion, and chance.

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Published in 1872, Around the World in Eighty Days follows Phileas Fogg, a methodical London gentleman who stakes his fortune on a seemingly impossible bet: to circle the entire globe in eighty days. What begins as a matter of schedule and precision quickly becomes a race against weather, delay, suspicion, and chance across continents and oceans. Jules Verne builds the tension through the logic of timetables as much as through adventure, making every missed connection feel genuinely dangerous. The story opens simply and confidently: Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington Gardens. This public domain edition is free to read and listen to here, with no account or checkout required.

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