The precise Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers he can circle the globe in eighty days and races on with his valet Passepartout, dogged by a detective. A breathless tour of trains, ships, and near misses.
Books that mention Around the World in Eighty Days (4)
Grant by Ron Chernow: “A few years earlier, Jules Verne had published Around the World in Eighty Days, lending new glamour to extended foreign travel.”
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr: “She has read Around the World in Eighty Days until the Braille is soft and fraying.”
On Literature by Umberto Eco: “referenced regarding the international date line”
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver: “The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Count of Monte Cristo, Around the World in Eighty Days, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, books in English that didn't stink of mold”