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80 days from today6/3/2023 It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Jean Passepartout, attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days by his friends at the Reform Club. (Book 848 From 1001 Books) - Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-vingts Jours = Around The World in Eighty Days (Extraordinary Voyages #11), Jules VerneĪround the World in Eighty Days, is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873. Once again my Goodreads friends, this was free on Kindle/Amazon. I do think that later I am going to watch the Steve Coogan /Jackie Chan version of this to see how it compares. I was expecting a scene with a hot air balloon which I see in all the film version advertisements which (spoiler) is not in the book. Traveling on an elephant to rescue a lady due to be burnt to the death, fighting bandits on railway lines in the US are just a couple of these many amazing incidents. Full of amazing set pieces that whilst being gripping always bring a smile to your face. London, China, India, Japan, HK, America, Liverpool amongst others. I don't want to say too much of the story but it takes places all over the world. Other characters Fix (a stalking policeman) and Aouda (a rescued Indian damsel) are amazingly created colourful characters too. This dude is clever, he worries like he is always ruining the plan but he is very loyal, apt gymnast and sometimes a lifesaver. His trusty French manservant is amazing too - Not for a long time have two characters been so three dimensional and have I truly cared about them so much in 200 or so pages. ![]() If he hasn't been present and that is just what is built up by the writing in this book I am speechless. I have to ask - does anyone know if he has been in any of Verne's previous stories as it seems like he has an amazing past. Never fearing or worrying whatever dilemmas are thrown in his path and always willing to fail the mission to help his friends. He is so deep, that so much is beneath the surface of this quiet, content gentleman. Fogg is an obsessive-compulsive routine loving timekeeper who bets his chums at the club that he can travel around the world in 80 days, which a newspaper said was possible - if no delays were incurred. Similar to The Journey to the Centre of the Earth which I read yesterday - Verne creates amazingly awesome and complex characters. I could end the review at that and I would be content! This is the second Verne book I have devoured in two days which have both been accredited four-five stars. Germany, which witnessed its first case on January 28, had 1.4 lakh cases in the first 80 days."Truly, would you not for less than that make a tour around the world?" As of 4 pm on April 20, Italy, Spain and the UK had 1.78 lakh, 1.98 lakh and 1.2 lakh cases respectively.įrance reported its first case on January 26 and reported 1.34 lakh cases by its 80 th day. Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, which are among countries facing the highest number of cases, witnessed their first infection on February 1 and will complete 80 days of the pandemic on April 21. Rather, people are protesting on the streets against “stay at home” ordersissued by governors in some states. In fact, with more than 7.6 lakh cases, the country still hasn’t announced a nationwide lockdown. ![]() By the 80 th day on April 10, it had almost 5 lakh cases. In its first 80 days, the United States did not announce any major restriction on public movement, unlike many other developed countries. The country recorded its first case on January 21 the patienthad returned from Wuhan a week prior. The United States, which at present has the highest number of coronavirus infections, saw the biggest jump in cases in 80 days. ![]() In 80 days from November 17, 2019, to February 5, 2020, China recorded 27,409 cases and 562 deaths.
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