AroundtheWorldinEightyDays
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- 出版社 PenguinPress/Classics
- 出版时间 2007年6月
- ISBN 9780140623680
- 定价 22.60
内容简介
JulesVerne'scareerasanovelistbeganin1863,whenhestruckanewveininfiction-storiesthatcombinedpopularscienceandexploration.In"AroundtheWorldinEightyDays",PhileasFoggrashlybetshiscompanionsGBP20,000thathecantravelaroundtheentireglobeinjusteightydays-andheisdeterminednottolose.Breakingthewell-establishedroutineofhisdailylife,thereservedEnglishmanimmediatelysetsoffforDover,accompaniedbyhishot-bloodedFrenchmanservant,Passepartout.Travelingbytrain,steamship,sailboat,sledge,andevenelephant,theymustovercomestorms,kidnappings,naturaldisasters,Siouxattacks,andthedoggedInspectorFixofScotlandYardtowintheextraordinarywager.Combiningexploration,adventure,andathrillingraceagainsttime,"AroundtheWorldinEightyDays"grippedaudiencesuponitspublicationandremainshugelypopulartothisday.
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