Around The World In 80 Days

In a lively discussion with Lord Kelvin, inventor Phileas Fogg states his belief that it's possible for someone to trave... (more)

In a lively discussion with Lord Kelvin, inventor Phileas Fogg states his belief that it's possible for someone to travel around the globe in a mere 80 days. Kelvin challenges him to prove it, and adds a wager: if Fogg can't circumnavigate the globe in 80 days, he'll have to give up inventing forever. Fogg and his crew of two take the challenge. They travel by train, boat, balloon, horseback, or any other means at their disposal. However, Fogg and his companions are accused of involvement in a bank robbery and have to clear their names as well. (less)

"London, 1872. On the day his world is turned upside down by a postcard from a lost love, Phileas Fogg ... is inspired b... (more)

"London, 1872. On the day his world is turned upside down by a postcard from a lost love, Phileas Fogg ... is inspired by an article about the exciting advances in travel to take on an almost impossible wager--to circumnavigate the globe in just eighty days. As a man who has spent the last twenty years in a comfortable leather armchair at The Reform Club, he will need all the resilience he can muster and of course would be nowhere without the assistance of quick-witted Frenchman, Passepartout ... Joining them on the road will be the 'Daily telegraph' journalist who came up with the whole crazy idea in the first place--Abigail Fix ..."-- (less)