Around the World in Eighty Days - JULES VERNE

I will bet twenty thousand pounds that I will travel round the world in not more than eighty days."

So begins an epic journey. Phileas Fogg- a gentleman and suspected bankrobber - accompanied by his manservant, Passepartout, sets out to travel round the world. Their strict timetable of trains and boats soon breaks down as delays and missed connections force them to use more unusual forms of transport. And always on their trail is the intrepid Inspector Fix of Scotland Yard.

Jules Verne's stylish adventure, in turn humorous and exciting, is an enduring and well-loved classic.