| Title | : | Round the World in Eighty Days |
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| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0582426650 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780582426658 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 43 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2008 |
Round the World in Eighty Days Reviews
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Shrawan 31, 2077, Saturday
Round the World in Eighty Days - Michael Dean (adapted), Andy Hopkins (Editor), Jocelyn Potter (Editor), Jules Verne (2001)
[Penguin Readers Elementary (Level 2)]
Genre: EnglishGradedReaders/ Fiction/ Adventure
Pages: 43
Rating: 7.5/10
Theme: Challenge/ Love/ Relationships/ Imperialism/ Perseverance/ Honor/ Problem-Solving/ Morality
Opener:
“In 1872, the Reform Club in London's Pall Mall was a club for men only. Phileas Fogg went to the Preform Club every day. He left his house at 7 Savile Row at 11.30 in the morning and walked to the club. He had his lunch and his dinner there. He read the papers at the club, and he played cards. He left late in the evening and walked back to Savile Row. He went to bed at midnight.”
Summary:
Victorian-era Englishman Phileas Fogg proclaims before his fellow members of a London gentleman's club that he can circumnavigate the globe in a mere 80 days, further boasting that he will bet the princely sum of 20,000 pounds on the success of his endeavor. With his stalwart manservant Passepartout alongside, he goes forth on his adventure, pursued by a dogged Police Inspector who suspects Fogg of chicanery.
Final review:
Extremely fast-paced and equally enjoyable novel, Jules Verne’s most well-known piece of work is adapted very well given the page constraints. -
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