Author: Jules Verne
Jules Verne was born in Nantes, France. As a child, he developed a great interest in travel and exploration. He continued to display this interest throughout his life as a writer of adventure stories and science fiction. He also wrote several books on history and geography.
Verne’s first book, Five Weeks in a Balloon, was published in 1863. It made him wealthy and famous. He following year he wrote A Journey to the Center of the Earth, and the year after that cane From the Earth to the Moon.
Around the World in 80 Days appeared in 1873. Along with 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (published in 1870), it is probably Verne’s most popular work.
This story starts with a daring wager made by an English gentleman called Phileas Fogg. He betted 20000 pounds- his lifetime savings, that he could travel around the world in only 80 days. It was the time when airplanes had not been invented, only trains and ships existed. En route he meets a beautiful Indian princess and gets mistaken for a notorious criminal and is pursued by a clumsy detective struggling to get the warrant for Fogg’s arrest. He arrived back at London five minutes late and he himself thought he had lost the bet. However, his faithful and intelligent servant reminded him about something, and what happened was like a miracle and Foggs won the bet after all.
This turning point was a great surprise for readers and it really made me learn something about time that most people might not know. Just read it to find out!
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