Around the World in Eighty Days

Author: Jules Verne
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: Around the World in Eighty Days is a science fiction masterpiece by Jules Verne, telling the story of the protagonist Phileas Fogg who makes a bet with his friends for a huge sum: to travel around the world in eighty days starting from London. That very night, he left London and embarked on his journey. However, on the seventh day, an unexpected incident occurred—the Bank of England was robbed. The detective discovered that Fogg bore a resemblance to the thief and began to follow him closely, creating many troubles along the way, which delayed him significantly. But Fogg was not discouraged by the setbacks. Passing through Suez, he reached India and saved the beautiful Ada in Mumbai. They took a mail ship to Hong Kong, passed through Japan, and crossed the North American continent to return to London, arriving five minutes late. Since he traveled eastward, he gained an extra day, and in the end, Fogg won the victory and won Ada's love. This book tells the story of four nights of heart-to-heart exchanges between a man who lives in fantasy and a girl named Naskinka, who lost her parents at a young age and relied on her grandmother, secretly marrying a lodger. Their pursuit of love closely binds them together, transforming them from strangers into confidants and even lovers.