内容简介
HarperCollinsisproudtopresentitsnewrangeofbest-loved,essentialclassics.'PhileasFoggwasoneofthosemathematicallyexactpeople,who,neverhurriedandalwaysready,areeconomicaloftheirstepsandtheirmotions.Henevermadeonestridetoomany,alwaysgoingbytheshortestroute.Hedidnotgiveanidlelook.Hedidnotallowhimselfasuperfluousgesture.'WhenPhileasFoggwagersabetthathecantravelacrosstheglobeinjust80days,littledoesheknowabouttheepicjourneythatheisabouttoundertake.WithhisfaithfulFrenchservant,Passepartout,PhileasFoggembarksontheadventureofalifetime,travellingacrossfourcontinentsbywhatevermeanshecan-train,elephant,steamship-andexperiencingendlesssurprisesandmishapsalongtheway.
作者简介
JulesVerne(8February1828–24March1905)wasaFrenchnovelist,poet,andplaywrightbestknownforhisadventurenovelsandhisprofoundinfluenceontheliterarygenreofsciencefiction.BorntobourgeoisparentsintheseaportofNantes,Vernewastrainedtofollowinhisfather'sfootstepsasalawyer,butquittheprofessionearlyinlifetowriteformagazinesandthestage.HiscollaborationwiththepublisherPierre-JulesHetzelledtothecreationoftheVoyagesExtraordinaires,awidelypopularseriesofscrupulouslyresearchedadventurenovelsincludingJourneytotheCenteroftheEarth,TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea,andAroundtheWorldinEightyDays.VerneisgenerallyconsideredamajorliteraryauthorinFranceandmostofEurope,wherehehashadawideinfluenceontheliteraryavant-gardeandonsurrealism.HisreputationismarkedlydifferentinAnglophoneregions,wherehehasoftenbeenlabeledachildren'sauthororawriterofgenrefiction,notleastbecauseofthehighlyabridgedandalteredtranslationsinwhichhisnovelsareoftenreprinted.Verneisthesecondmosttranslatedauthorintheworld(followingAgathaChristie),andhisworksappearinmoretranslationsperyearthanthoseofanyotherwriter.Verneisonewritersometimescalled"TheFatherofScienceFiction,"asareH.G.WellsandHugoGernsback.儒勒·凡尔纳（1828.2.8—1905.3.24），是19世纪法国著名作家，创作了大量优秀的文学作品，被誉为“现代科学幻想小说之父”。代表作有《海底两万里》、《八十天环游地球》、《气球上的五星期》等，其中《格兰特船长的儿女》、《海底两万里》和《神秘岛》被称为凡尔纳三部曲。近年来，随着对于其作品研究的不断深入以及原始手稿的发现，学界对于凡尔纳的认识也在趋于多样化。凡尔纳作为一位纯文学意义上的作家开始为一些学者所重视。
