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A classic tale of adventure from renowned French author Jules Verne.Originally published in 1872, Around the World in Eighty Days imagined for readers the possibility of circumnavigating the world when the prospect of such a feat was still in its infancy. After an argument with colleagues at London's Reform Club, the wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers £20,000 that he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days, and then sets out that very evening with his servant Passepartout. A series of adventures on the seas and rails—as well as the presence of a detective from Scotland Yard who mistakes Fogg for a wanted criminal—provide readers with intriguing plot twists along the way. Will Fogg make it back to London in time?

'Le Tour du monde en 80 jours'de Jules Verne est un roman d'aventure captivant et intemporel. Phileas Fogg, gentleman anglais, parie avec ses amis qu'il peut faire le tour du monde en 80 jours. Accompagné de son serviteur Passepartout, Fogg se lance dans une course effrénée contre le temps, affrontant des obstacles et des imprévus. Verne crée un univers foisonnant d'aventures et de péripéties, mêlant le réalisme des descriptions des pays traversés à l'imagination débordante des situations.'Le Tour du monde en 80 jours'est un classique de la littérature française, offrant une expérience de lecture palpitante pour tous les amateurs de l'aventure, du voyage et de l'humour. C'est un livre qui continue de fasciner les lecteurs du monde entier, plus d'un siècle après sa publication.À PROPOS DE L'AUTEURJules Verne, né le 8 février 1828 à Nantes et mort le 24 mars 1905 à Amiens, est un écrivain français dont l'œuvre est, pour la plus grande partie, constituée de romans d'aventures évoquant les progrès scientifiques du XIXe siècle. Bien qu'il ait d'abord écrit des pièces de théâtre, Verne ne rencontre le succès qu'en 1863 lorsque paraît, chez l'éditeur Pierre-Jules Hetzel (1814-1886), son premier roman, Cinq Semaines en ballon. Celui-ci connaît un très grand succès, y compris à l'étranger. À partir des Aventures du capitaine Hatteras, ses romans entreront dans le cadre des Voyages extraordinaires, qui comptent 62 romans et 18 nouvelles, parfois publiés en feuilleton dans le Magasin d'éducation et de récréation, revue destinée à la jeunesse, ou dans des périodiques destinés aux adultes comme Le Temps ou le Journal des débats. Les romans de Jules Verne, toujours très documentés, se déroulent généralement au cours de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle. Ils prennent en compte les technologies de l'époque — Les Enfants du capitaine Grant (1868), Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours (1873), Michel Strogoff (1876), L'Étoile du sud (1884), etc. — mais aussi d'autres non encore maîtrisées ou plus fantaisistes — De la Terre à la Lune (1865), Vingt Mille Lieues sous les mers (1870), Robur le Conquérant (1886), etc.

Conheça as incríveis aventura de Júlio Verne com os livros: Vinte Mil Léguas Submarinas, A Volta ao Mundo em 80 Dias e Viagem ao Centro da Terra. O autor antecipou as tecnologias do século XX em suas histórias e é considerado um dos grandes nomes da ficção científica.

What would you do if you come face to face with the world's largest land animal? Are you looking for a delicious bite-sized, feel-good escape for your next coffee break? Come on a trip around the world without having to buy an airline ticket or get your passport. The Accidental Traveler anthology shares the misadventures of life based on one woman's experience growing up across four continents.Life happens when you least expect it.Written by the award-winning author of the Red Heeled Rebels thrillers and mysteries—featuring badass, iron-willed women who never back down!

How badly do you want some decadent chocolate pralines and golden delicious waffles? Are you looking for a delicious bite-sized, feel-good escape for your next coffee break? Come on a trip around the world without having to buy an airline ticket or get your passport.The Accidental Traveler anthology shares the misadventures of life based on one woman's experience growing up across four continents.Life happens when you least expect it.Written by the award-winning author of the Red Heeled Rebels thrillers and mysteries—featuring badass, iron-willed women who never back down!

This is the 11th book in the Extraordinary Voyages Series. Classic Jules Verne yarn about Phileas Fogg, who, for a bet, decides to travel around the world in 80 days. Using whatever means necessary, he travels with his faithful servant Passepartout. Picking up a misinformed detective along the way, they travel to India (where he rescues an Indian girl from the funeral pyre of her husband), China, America and probably other places too. Does he win the bet? That would be telling.

«Elcano era natural de Guetaria, maestre de navegar, y cuando lo conocí en Sevilla andaba huido de la justicia. [...] Juntos hicimos la navegación más larga de la que haya noticia en la historia, que según los geógrafos no habrá nunca otra igual, tanto de dificultades y peligros, como de descubrimientos...» Así comienza esta extraordinaria obra -ajustada al milímetro a la veracidad histórica; escrita con todo el dinamismo y la emoción de las grandes novelas de aventuras-, en la que el relato del primer viaje alrededor del mundo, narrado por un joven marinero que participó en la expedición, se conjuga con la crónica de una fascinación irresistible, la misma que alentaría a los personajes de Melville: la fascinación de «navegar mares prohibidos». Juan Sebastián Elcano, aquel vasco cuidadoso en el vestir y parco de palabras, cuya excepcional inteligencia hizo posible el éxito final de la arriesgada travesía, se yergue como el protagonista indiscutible de una hazaña que dejó atónitos a sus contemporáneos y que, sin duda, volverá a asombrar ahora al lector actual con esta obra apasionante en la que también hay espacio para el humor y los enredos galantes.

Viajara? Era provável, pois ninguém dominava o mapa-múndi melhor do que ele. Não havia lugar tão remoto que ele aparentemente não conhecesse bem. Às vezes, corrigia mas em poucas palavras, breves e claras os mil boatos que circulavam no clube a respeito de viajantes perdidos ou desaparecidos.

How would you like to stay at the most sumptuous hotel in the city where dessert comes sprinkled with real gold flakes? Are you looking for a delicious bite-sized, feel-good escape for your next coffee break? Come on a trip around the world without having to buy an airline ticket or get your passport. The Accidental Traveler anthology shares the misadventures of life based on one woman's experience growing up across four continents.Life happens when you least expect it.Written by the award-winning author of the Red Heeled Rebels thrillers and mysteries—featuring badass, iron-willed women who never back down!

Mr. and Mrs. Benson were enjoying their cruise around the world, oblivious to the criminal types around them. After all, as Americans, they had nothing to worry about. Not even in Los Angeles, last stop before the Orient. Or did they?

Cinq semaines en ballon – l'une des œuvres les plus fascinantes du grand Jules Verne, a déjà connu une grande popularité. L'histoire des aventures dangereuses de la Trinité, qui a décidé de voyager par aérostat, est racontée dans ce roman fabuleux sur fond de peintures exotiques de l'Afrique – un monde animal étonnant, des rites et des croyances étranges des tribus qui l'habitent. Un livre brillant, riche et impressionnant sans défauts

Jules Verne was a prolific French writer in the 19th century who greatly influenced the science fiction genre. Verne is the second most-translated author behind only Agatha Christie. This edition of Five Weeks in a Balloon includes a table of contents.

The delightful adventures of Phileas Fogg and Passepartout. According to Wikipedia:'Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 – March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Journey to the Center of the Earth (written in 1864), From the Earth to the Moon (1865), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869–1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before any means of space travel had been devised. Consequently he is often referred to as the'Father of science fiction', along with H. G. Wells. Verne is the second most translated author of all time, only behind Agatha Christie with 4162 translations, according to Index Translationum. Some of his work has been made into films.'

A Volta ao Mundo em 80 dias é um livro maravilhoso. O inglês Phileas Fogg aposta uma fortuna que consegue realizar a viagem ao redor do planeta no tempo mínimo de 80 dias. Parte com o criado francês em uma aventura por muitos países, embarcando em navios, trens, trenós e até elefantes. Junto com o detetive Fix e Aoulda, a moça que conseguem salvar na Índia, enfrentam todo tipo de dificuldades; pontes interditadas, tempestades e ataques de índios.

This is a classic adventure novel by Jules Verne. Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French vale Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a cash bet set by his friends at the Reform Club.

Un savant et explorateur, le Docteur Samuel Fergusson, accompagné de son serviteur Joe et son ami chasseur professionnel Richard'Dick'Kennedy, décident de survoler l'Afrique orientale, de Zanzibar aux sources du Nil - région alors non complètement explorée - à bord d'un ballon gonflé à l'hydrogène, le'Victoria'. Il a inventé un mécanisme qui, en éliminant la nécessité de libérer du gaz ou de jeter du lest pour contrôler son altitude, permet d'effectuer de très longs trajets...

Le roman raconte la course autour du monde d'un gentleman anglais, Phileas Fogg, qui a fait le pari d'y parvenir en 80 jours. Il est accompagné par Jean Passepartout, son serviteur français. L'ensemble du roman est un habile mélange entre récit de voyage (traditionnel pour Jules Verne) et données scientifiques comme celle utilisée pour le rebondissement de la chute du roman. Ce voyage extraordinaire est rendu possible grâce à la révolution des transports qui marque le xixe siècle et les débuts de la révolution industrielle. L'apparition de nouveaux modes de transport (chemin de fer, marine à vapeur) et l'ouverture du canal de Suez en 1869 raccourcissent les distances, ou du moins le temps nécessaire pour les parcourir.

Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise: to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne's hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber.

In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (the approximate equivalent of £2 million in 2016) set by his friends at the Reform Club

Daniel Defoe is most well-known for his classic novels Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders. Born around 1660, he was also a journalist, a pamphleteer, a businessman, a spy. His life was long and colourful, and the breadth of his work, still highly regarded, is infused with similar vigour. It is said that only the bible has been printed in more languages than Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is also noted for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel. He was extremely prolific and a very versatile writer, producing several hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural. He was also a pioneer of economic journalism though was made bankrupt on more on one occasion and usually mired in debt. In later life Defoe was often most seen on Sundays when bailiffs and the like could legally make no move on him. Allegedly it was whilst hiding from creditors that he died on April 24th, 1731. He was interred in Bunhill Fields, London.

Victorian gentleman Phileas Fogg wagers half his fortune on the astounding proposition that he can travel all the way around the world in just 80 days. So begins this classic 1873 tale of adventure, entertainment, and suspense, as Fogg and his French valet, Passepartout, circle the globe by train and ship. To add to the drama, a Scotland Yard detective, convinced that Fogg is a criminal evading justice, has vowed to stop them in their tracks.Jules Verne's novel colorfully recaptures the spirit of its time, when readers were fascinated by new technologies and eager to discover faraway places. This travelogue sweeps through many exotic settings, including the jungles of India, where Fogg and Passepartout rescue a rajah's widow, and across the Pacific to the American frontier, where they brave a bison stampede and an attack by Sioux Indians. Generations have thrilled to this action-packed story, which continues to capture the imagination of young readers.

To go around the world...in such a short time and with the means of transport currently available, was not only impossible, it was madness.The latest edition of the classic novel from Jules Verne, featuring Phileas Fogg and his quest to circumnavigate the world in 80 days to win a bet. Following an argument at the Reform Club over the opening of a new railway section in India, Fogg agrees to the outlandish bet. Setting off at 8:45pm on Wednesday, 2nd October, Fogg must return no later than Saturday, 21 December. What follows is one of the most famous journeys in fictional history. Around the World in Eighty Days gripped audiences on its publication and remains hugely popular, combining exploration, adventure and a thrilling race against time.The Legend Classics series:Around the World in Eighty DaysThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Importance of Being EarnestAlice's Adventures in WonderlandThe MetamorphosisThe Railway ChildrenThe Hound of the BaskervillesFrankensteinWuthering HeightsThree Men in a BoatThe Time MachineLittle WomenAnne of Green GablesThe Jungle BookThe Yellow Wallpaper and Other StoriesDraculaA Study in ScarletLeaves of GrassThe Secret GardenThe War of the WorldsA Christmas CarolStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeHeart of DarknessThe Scarlet LetterThis Side of ParadiseOliver TwistThe Picture of Dorian GrayTreasure IslandThe Turn of the ScrewThe Adventures of Tom SawyerEmmaThe TrialA Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allan PoeGrimm Fairy TalesThe AwakeningMrs DallowayGulliver's TravelsThe Castle of OtrantoSilas MarnerHard Times

First published in 1873, “Around the World in Eighty Days” is a classic tale of adventure by French author Jules Verne, which tells the story of eccentric English inventor Phileas Fogg and his newly employed French valet Passepartout as they set out to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. When Fogg gets into an argument at the Reform Club over an article in “The Daily Telegraph,” which posits that the building of a new railway section in India may now make it possible to circle the earth in eighty days, he hastily accepts a wager with his fellow club members to attempt the feat. In a mad dash he hurries off at once, with Passepartout, in a voyage around the world. Encountering many obstacles and misadventures along the way the two must make numerous accommodations when things do not go as planned. Matters are further complicated by the pursuit of a Scotland Yard detective named Fix, who mistakenly believes Fogg to be a bank robber on the run. “Around the World in Eighty Days,” is a classic work of genuine creativity and sheer delight that continues to amuse audiences until this day. This edition follows the translation of George Makepeace Towle.

»Der Doktor steht der Gesellschaft zur Verfügung«, antwortete Sir Francis M... »So möge er eintreten!« rief man. Einen Mann von so außerordentlicher Kühnheit sieht man gern mit eigenen Augen. »Vielleicht hat dieser unglaubliche Vorschlag«, sagte ein alter, gelähmter Commodore, »keinen andern Zweck gehabt, als uns zu mystifizieren!« »Und wenn dieser Doktor Fergusson überhaupt nicht existierte!« ließ sich eine boshafte Stimme vernehmen. »So müßte man ihn erfinden«, sagte ein launiges Mitglied der ernsten Gesellschaft. »Laßt den Doktor Fergusson hereinkommen«, sprach Sir Francis M... einfach...

Phileas Fogg is a very careful man. He trusts mathematics. He likes his routine. He is a rich man. He makes a bet. He bets his friends £20,000 he can go around the world in eighty days. The Bank of England has just been robbed. Mr. Fogg leaves London so quickly it makes the police suspicious. Mr. Fogg takes half of his fortune with him to pay for the trip. With his new servant, Passepartout, he tries to travel around the world in eighty days. Detective Fix is chasing Mr. Fogg because he believes that Mr. Fogg is the bank robber. Fogg and Passepartout must avoid the police and not miss a train or a ship. If they do, Phileas Fogg will lose the rest of his fortune.

Fans of Sophie Kinsella and The Devil Wears Prada will fall head over heels for this smart, sexy story of romance, wanderlust, and the choices we make for love.Objectively, Sophie is a success: she's got a coveted job at a top consulting firm, a Manhattan apartment, and a passport full of stamps. It isn't quite what she dreamed of when she was a teenager dog-earing pages in exotic travel guides, but it's secure. Then her best friend bails just hours after they arrive in Hong Kong for a girls'trip, and Sophie meets Carson, a free-spirited, globetrotting American artist. In the midst of their whirlwind vacation romance, Carson invites Sophie to join him on his haphazard journey around the world. While the brief international jaunts she sneaks in between business trips don't feel like enough, Sophie is far too practical to throw away her five-year plan on a whim. Yet Carson's offer forces her to question whether the reliable life she's chosen is really what she wants -- and she soon discovers that his feelings for her run deeper than she realized.

The aged Belus, king of Babylon, thought himself the first man upon earth; for all his courtiers told him so, and his historians proved it. We know that his palace and his park, situated at a few parafangs from Babylon, extended between the Euphrates and the Tigris, which washed those enchanted banks. His vast house, three thousand feet in front, almost reached the clouds. The platform was surrounded with a balustrade of white marble, fifty feet high, which supported colossal statues of all the kings and great men of the empire.

Extrait :'Nos intrépides voyageurs français ont longtemps rivalisé d'ardeur pour explorer les déserts de la Libye et les pampas de l'Amérique ; ils n'ont pas craint d'affronter les glaces du pôle nord ; quelques-uns sont tombés au milieu des sables de l'Afrique, la main étendue vers Tombouctou ; mais, parmi ces braves de la science, combien peu avaient songé, marchant vers l'Orient, à pénétrer enfin jusqu'aux limites de.... l'Europe.'À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN : Les éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de grands classiques de la littérature ainsi que des livres rares, dans les domaines suivants : ● Fiction : roman, poésie, théâtre, jeunesse, policier, libertin. ● Non fiction : histoire, essais, biographies, pratiques.

Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, the Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms. Considered the most beloved of Jules Verne's adventure stories, this delightful race around the world inspired the imaginations of generations of thrill-seekers, literary and otherwise. After learning from his Reform Club that a new railway section in India has made it possible to travel around the world in eighty days, the wealthy and eccentric Phileas Fogg accepts a twenty thousand pound wager that he and his faithful servant Jean Passepartout can circumnavigate the world in exactly that amount of time. With that, the two set off on a grand escapade that takes them through England, Paris, the Suez Canal, Egypt, India, Hong Kong, Japan, America, and Ireland. Prone to attracting trouble, they rescue a princess and are unwitting suspects in a bank robbery. As breathtaking an adventure as traveling the world is, Fogg has sunk his entire fortune into this journey. He must make it around the world under the time frame or risk losing it all. For more classic titles like this, visit www.diversionbooks.com/ebooks/diversion-classics

All right, said Mr. Fogg; and, turning to the others, he continued:'I have a deposit of twenty thousand at Baring's which I will willingly risk upon it.''Twenty thousand pounds!'cried Sullivan.'Twenty thousand pounds, which you would lose by a single accidental delay!''The unforeseen does not exist,'quietly replied Phileas Fogg. And with that Phileas Fogg was off on one of the most famous and wonderful adventures of all time. Join him as he has one adventure after another, attempting to do the nearly impossible.

For the sake of a bet, an Englishman embarks on the journey of a lifetime, in this classic adventure tale from a master of the form Phileas Fogg believes the world has gotten smaller. With the opening of a new railroad across India, he calculates it will now be possible to circumnavigate the globe in as few as eighty days. When the men at his club disagree, Fogg bets them the astonishing sum of £20,000—half his worth—that he can make the trip. Accompanied by his new manservant, the eccentric Passepartout, Fogg risks his fortune, his honor, and his life to prove the naysayers wrong. From the sands of Egypt to the jungles of India to the icy waters of the Pacific to the dark corridors of a Chinese opium den, Fogg and Passepartout use every mode of transportation possible to race from one exotic exploit to the next. Pursued by a Scotland Yard detective, derailed by a herd of bison, and attacked by Sioux Indians, the travelers never lose sight of their goal—even when they stop to rescue a beautiful damsel in distress. A brilliant blend of comedy, adventure, and fantasy, Around the World in Eighty Days continues to delight and amaze readers of all ages, long after the world of Jules Verne's imagination became our reality. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train or elephant - overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock.

Der legendäre Phileas Fogg und sein ebenso eigenwilliger Diener Passepartout in abenteuerlicher Mission. Um ihre Wette zu gewinnen, in für damalige Zeit unglaublich schneller Weise die ganze große Welt zu umrunden, müssen sie nicht nur Tempo machen, sondern sich auch mit undurchsichtigen Gegenspielern messen. Der Abenteuer-Klassiker von Jules Verne in behutsam modernisierter Rechtschreibung.

Fanny and Amy Abel, the dynamic mother-and-daughter owners of a NYC travel agency, have just booked their biggest trip yet. But with danger in the air, the itinerary may include murder...Paisley MacGregor, a maid to the rich, made a dying request to send all of her wealthy employers on a first-class wake to spread her ashes around the world. Amy has her suspicions about these “mourners,” especially when one has a life-threatening “accident” at the first stop in Paris. And when a mysterious American stranger tagging along with the group has his ticket punched in the shadow of the Taj Mahal, Amy knows she may have a killer on her tour.Who was this stranger, and what's the connection to someone in her group? Digging for clues while continuing on with the trip is a lot for Amy to manage, especially when another mourner has a possibly fatal encounter with a Hawaiian volcano. Back in the States, Fanny and Amy start to piece together a secret worth killing for, but someone is hot on their trail, and ready to send them on a one-way trip—to the morgue!

The eccentric, wealthy Englishman Phileas Fogg undertakes a daring wager that he can make it around the world in eighty days. Accompanied by Passepartout—his jack-of-all-trades French manservant—Fogg sets off on a journey ranging from the forests of India to the plains of North America, traveling by everything from train to elephant. But they are being pursued by Detective Fix, who suspects Fogg of robbing a bank. Will Fogg make it back to London in time to win the wager? Or will Fix catch him first? This is an unabridged version of French author Jules Verne's classic travelogue, translated into English by George Makepeace Towle and published in 1873.

'Around the World In 80 days'is a classic adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (roughly £1,511,978 today) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.

Extrait :'Donc, ajouta-t-il en consultant un calendrier de poche, puisque c'est aujourd'hui mercredi 2 octobre, je devrai être de retour à Londres, dans ce salon même du Reform-Club, le samedi 21 décembre, à huit heures quarante-cinq du soir, faute de quoi les vingt mille livres déposées actuellement à mon crédit chez Baring frères vous appartiendront de fait et de droit, messieurs.'

Jules Verne's masterpiece of adventure fiction that has captured the imaginations of generations of readers and continues to enthrall us today.On October 2, 1872, an English gentleman makes a remarkable wager: He can travel around the entire world in a mere eighty days. Thus begins Jules Verne's classic novel, which remains unsurpassed in sheer storytelling entertainment. Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant, Passepartout, embark on a fantastic journey into a world filled with surprises, danger, and beauty—from the shores of India, where the travelers rescue the beautiful wife of a rajah from ritual sacrifice, to the rugged American frontier, where their train is ambushed by an angry band of Sioux. With twenty thousand pounds at stake, Fogg's mission is complicated by an incredible case of mistaken identity that sends a Scotland Yard detective in hot pursuit in what becomes a riveting race against time and an action-packed odyssey into the unknown.With an Introduction by Herbert Lottman and an Afterword by Karen J. Renner

One of the great'first novels'in world literature is now available in a complete, accurate English translation. Prepared by two of America's leading Verne scholars, Frederick Paul Walter and Arthur B. Evans, this edition honors not only Verne's farseeing science, but also his zest, style, and storytelling brilliance. Initially published in 1863, Five Weeks in a Balloon was the first novel in what would become the author's'Extraordinary Voyages'series. It tells the tale of a 4,000-mile balloon trip over the mysterious continent of Africa, a trip that wouldn't actually take place until well into the next century. Fusing adventure, comedy, and science fiction, Five Weeks has all the key ingredients of classic Verne: sly humor and cheeky characters, an innovative scientific invention, a tangled plot that's full of suspense and surprise, and visions of an unknown realm. As part of the Early Classics of Science Fiction series, this critical edition features extensive notes, all the illustrations from the original French edition, and a complete Verne biography and bibliography. Five Weeks in a Balloon will be a prized addition to libraries and science fiction reading lists, and a must-read for Verne fans and steampunk connoisseurs.Publication of this book is funded by the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

Die Vestalinnen - Eine Reise um die Erde von Robert Kraft als E-Book-Ausgabe. Die Mitglieder eines New Yorker Damenruderclubs haben sich in Nautik und Segeln ausbilden lassen und ein Schiff, die'Vesta', ausgerüstet, auf dem sie eine Reise um die Erde zu unternehmen beabsichtigen. Der Vorsitzende eines Londoner Yachtklubs, Lord James Harrlington, hat ein Maschinen-Schiff'Amor'bauen lassen, mit dem Herren des Clubs ebenfalls eine Weltreise antreten wollen - als Beschützer. Neben Reiseabenteuer und amourösen Beziehungen zwischen den Besatzungen der beiden Boote war da noch eine Verbrecherorganisation, das Geheimnis um vertauschte Erben, ein Schicksal von Sklavinnen, ein vermeintlicher Mörder und der Detektiv Nick Sharp - eine spannende Mischung...

A sweeping, multifaceted tale of a young Native American pulled between the cherished traditions of a heritage on the brink of extinction and an encroaching white culture, Gardens in the Dunes is the powerful story of one woman's quest to reconcile two worlds that are diametrically opposed.At the center of this struggle is Indigo, who is ripped from her tribe, the Sand Lizard people, by white soldiers who destroy her home and family. Placed in a government school to learn the ways of a white child, Indigo is rescued by the kind-hearted Hattie and her worldly husband, Edward, who undertake to transform this complex, spirited girl into a “proper” young lady. Bit by bit, and through a wondrous journey that spans the European continent, traipses through the jungles of Brazil, and returns to the rich desert of Southwest America, Indigo bridges the gap between the two forces in her life and teaches her adoptive parents as much as, if not more than, she learns from them.

This e-book discusses four novels by Jules Verne: “Journey to the Centre of the Earth,” “Around the World in Eighty Days,” “Robur the Conqueror,” and “The Master of the World.” These reviews include all the essentials of their respective plots and a few critical notes. Included is a brief discussion of the differences between “Journey to the Centre of the Earth” and a movie based on this work.

Verne egyik legsikerültebb és legnépszerűbb regénye, melyet mindenféle műfajban újra és újra feldolgoznak. A lebilincselő történet mindenki fantáziáját megmozgatja, a siker garantált. Pedig már szinte a legapróbb gyerekektől a felnőttekig mindenki tudja, mi történik: Phileas Fogg úr – az előkelő londoni Reform Club tagja – vállalkozik arra, hogy fogadásból 80 nap alatt körül utazza a Földet. A regény mégis olyan fordulatos, annyi mulatságos meglepetést tartogat, Verne olyan találóan jellemzi szereplőit, hogy az olvasók újra és újra megjutalmazzák magukat a kötet élményével. Nem csoda, hisz Phileas Fogg és Passepartout fantasztikus kalandokkal teli világ körüli útja sohasem pontosan ugyanúgy zajlik.

Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. The story starts in London on Tuesday, October 1, 1872. Fogg is a rich English gentleman living in solitude. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives a modest life with habits carried out with mathematical precision. Very little can be said about his social life other than that he is a member of the Reform Club. Having dismissed his former valet, James Foster, for bringing him shaving water at 84 °F (29 °C) instead of 86 °F (30 °C), Fogg hires a Frenchman by the name of Jean Passepartout as a replacement. At the Reform Club, Fogg gets involved in an argument over an article in The Daily Telegraph stating that with the opening of a new railway section in India, it is now possible to travel around the world in 80 days. He accepts a wager for £20,000 from his fellow club members, which he will receive if he makes it around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by Passepartout, he leaves London by train at 8:45 P.M. on Wednesday, October 2, 1872, and is due back at the Reform Club at the same time 80 days later, Saturday, December 21, 1872.

In a last-ditch stab at fortune and glory, middle-aged adventurer Bill Conan enters a 30,000-mile single-handed round-the-world race. This ultimate test of skill, strength, and endurance leads him across the treacherous Atlantic Ocean's vast expanse, where a sudden change in wind throws him off balance and sends him overboard. Alone in the still, open sea, he struggles to keep from drowning, knowing it is a fight that he will eventually lose. But Conan has stumbled into the migratory path of a bottle-nosed dolphin named Aka and his tribe. In an exhilarating encounter, he senses Conan's plight, communicates with him, and works to keep him afloat and alive. A stirring adventure tale, Aka depicts the ancient history of dolphins, their extraordinary traits and abilities, and their eternal friendship with humans.

In einem exzellenten Londoner Club des Jahres 1872 kommt es zu einer außergewöhnlichen Wette: Der reiche, exzentrische Engländer Phileas Fogg gibt vor, die Welt in achtzig Tagen umrunden zu wollen. Umgehend bricht er zusammen mit seinem Diener Jean Passepartout, den er erst an diesem Morgen eingestellt hat, auf. Seine überstürzte Abreise ruft den eifriger Detective Fix von Scotland Yard auf den Plan, der glaubt, er sei der Räuber, der gerade eine Bank ausgeraubt hatte. Es beginnt eine Verfolgungsjagt rund um de Erdball. Zum unbestrittenen Kanon der Weltliteratur gehört dieses Meisterwerk eines Ausnahmekünstlers mit anhaltendem und vielfältigem Einfluss auf den lesenden Menschen und die Literaturgeschichte – bis heute. Spannend und unterhaltend, vielschichtig und tiefgründig, informativ und faszinierend sind die E-Books großer Schriftsteller, Philosophen und Autoren der einzigartigen Reihe'Weltliteratur erleben!'.

'All right,'said Mr. Fogg; and, turning to the others, he continued:'I have a deposit of twenty thousand at Baring's which I will willingly risk upon it.''Twenty thousand pounds!'cried Sullivan.'Twenty thousand pounds, which you would lose by a single accidental delay!''The unforeseen does not exist,'quietly replied Phileas Fogg. And with that Phileas Fogg was off on one of the most famous and wonderful adventures of all time. Join him as he has one adventure after another, attempting to do the nearly impossible.

Este ebook presenta'La vuelta al mundo en ochenta días', con un sumario dinámico y detallado. Es una novela del escritor Julio Verne publicada en el año 1872. El flemático y solitario caballero británico Phileas Fogg está convencido de que es posible dar la vuelta al mundo en tan sólo ochenta días haciendo uso de los avances en transporte de su época: el ferrocarril y el barco de vapor. Tanto es así que, cuando son puestas en duda sus afirmaciones en el Reform Club, donde se reúne con los demás hombres adinerados de Londres, apuesta toda su fortuna dispuesto a demostrarlo. Lo acompañará su recién contratado mayordomo francés, y tendrá que lidiar no sólo con los retrasos en los medios de transporte, sino con la pertinaz persecución del detective Fix, que, ignorando la verdadera identidad del caballero, se enrola en toda la aventura a la espera de una orden de arresto de la Corona británica, en la creencia de que, antes de partir, Fogg robó el Banco de Inglaterra. Jules Gabriel Verne (1828 - 1905), conocido en los países de lengua española como Julio Verne, fue un escritor, poeta y dramaturgo francés célebre por sus novelas de aventuras y por su profunda influencia en el género literario de la ciencia ficción.

Abenteuer- und gefahrenreiche Ballonreise von Ost- nach West-Afrika - ein fiktiver Tatsachenbericht von der Entdeckungsreise dreier Engländer: Von der Insel Sansibar aus startet der Abenteurer und Geograph Dr. Fergusson zusammen mit seinem treuen Diener Joe und seinem schottischen Freund Dick Kennedy, um eines der letzten Geheimnisse Afrikas zu ergründen.

Part manhunt, part love story, part social satire, but mostly a race against the clock, Around the World in 80 Days is Jules Verne's most rollicking novel. When Phileas Fogg, a wealthy British gentleman who lives his life'with mathemetical predictability,'bets the fellow members of his club £20,000 that he can circle the earth in just eighty days, he and his new valet, Passepartout, set out on a whirlwind tour of the globe that will challenge their luck, their wits, and their wallets. En route they ride an elephant smack into an exotic murder cult, steer an undersized sailboat through rampaging storms, and outrun sharp-shooting Sioux, man-eating wolves, and Scotland Yard's dimmest detective—only to see everything go hopelessly haywire until Verne springs the slyest of surprise endings. It's one of the planet's favorite thrillers, and Frederick Paul Walter's reader-friendly translation captures its roguish wit and humor, packages its Americana with exceptional accuracy (one-fourth of the tale takes place in the United States), and is complete and unabridged down to the smallest substantive detail.