Around The World in 80 Days (Oxford World's Classics)

Around the World in Eighty Days--------------------------------------------------Having assured the members of London's exclusive Reform Club that hewill circumnavigate the world in 80 days, Fogg - stiff, repressed,English - starts by joining forces with an irrepressible Frenchman,Passepartout, and then with a ravishing Indian beauty, Aouda. Togetherthey slice through jungles, over snowbound passes, even across an entireisthmus - only to get back five minutes late. Fogg faces despair andsuicide, but Aouda makes a new man of him, able to face even the ReformClub again. Around the World in Eighty Days (1872) contains a strongdose of post-Romantic reality plus extensive borrowing from the author'sown Journey to England and Scotland - but not a shred of science fiction.Its modernism lies instead in the experimental literary technique,with parallel plots, a narrator constantly made to look foolish, fourcharacters in search of their own unconscious, and a unique twistingof space and time. Verne's classic, a bestseller for over a century,has never appeared in a critical edition before. William Butcher'sstylish new translation moves as fast and as brilliantly as Fogg'sown journey. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classicshas made available the widest range of literature from around the globe.Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship,providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features,including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notesto clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, andmuch more.