around the world in eighty days by jules verne

She carried out the journey for Joseph Pulitzer's tabloid newspaper, the New York World.

The chronicle details her 72-day trip around the world, which was inspired by the 1873 book Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. In contrast, Fogg is indifferent to everything, preferring to play whist rather than admire the scenery.Round the World with Nellie Bly game boardĪround the World in Seventy-Two Days is an 1890 book by journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, writing under her pseudonym, Nellie Bly. Passepartout is amazed by everything he sees along the way and even gets into some mischief because he doesn’t understand the different cultures. Verne describes many of the scenes in great detail, which was mostly very interesting even though, or maybe because, the world has changed substantially since the book was written. They head east around the world, which takes them to places like Egypt, India, Hong Kong, Japan, and America. Passepartout, Fogg’s French manservant, begins the unexpected trip the day he’s hired and provides some comic relief throughout the story. His travel companion, on the other hand, is the emotional one. His entire fortune is at stake, but he seems undaunted throughout the journey, even in the face of time-consuming setbacks. The premise is this: Phileas Fogg, a very wealthy and stoic British gentleman, accepts a challenge from some fellow club members to traverse the globe in eighty days, a real challenge in 1872. Because I didn’t have time to thoroughly research contemporary authors I went with a classic, and I’m glad I did. July’s challenge was to read a book by a French author. I read Around the World in Eighty Days as part of the 2021 Thoughtful Reading Challenge. (This in no way affects the honesty of my reviews!) All commissions will be donated to the ALS Association.

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I was thoroughly entertained as I read about Phileas Fogg and his servant, Passepartout, attempting to win a high stakes bet. Around the World in Eighty Days is Jules Verne’s classic adventure tale.

Around the world in eighty days by jules verne