80 Days Around the World - New Curriculum Recommended Reading - Green Apple Teenager's Must-Read Classics

Author: Jules Verne
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Around the World in Eighty Days depicts Mr. Phileas Fogg, an English gentleman, who, with unwavering determination, overcomes countless natural and man-made obstacles to complete the thrilling feat of traveling around the world in eighty days. This novel, with its clever plot and realistic portrayal, creates vivid characters and a dynamic storyline. Readers not only gain aesthetic enjoyment but also learn about the customs and traditions of different regions and geographical knowledge. This series of books is suitable for lower-grade students, with each story providing phonetic annotations and explanations for more complex vocabulary, allowing readers to acquire more knowledge while enjoying the tales. Let the rain of classic literature nourish pure hearts.
Mr. Phileas Fogg makes a bet with his friends that he can travel around the world in eighty days. Accompanied by his servant Passepartout, he embarks on a global journey. Along the way, relying on his wit, courage, and perseverance, Fogg overcomes numerous difficulties and successfully traverses countries like India, China, and Japan, finally completing his journey back to his starting point, London. However, he discovers that he is five minutes late.
This is a classic science fiction work. While unfolding dramatic and thrilling plots, the novel weaves in the customs and cultures of different parts of the world,ing reflections on human nature behind the adventures. Jules Verne (1828–1905), the most famous science fiction writer in France, wrote over sixty works in his lifetime, translated into fifty to sixty languages, and has been widely circulated worldwide. He is hailed as the "Father of Science Fiction."