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Around the World in 80 Days

By: Jules Verne
Narrated by: Patrick Tull
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Filled with fantasy, comedy and grand suspense, Around the World in 80 Days is classic entertainment that is sure to enchant listeners of all ages. When an eccentric Englishman named Phileas Fogg makes a daring wager that he can circle the globe in just 80 days, it’s the beginning of a breathlessly-paced world tour. With his devoted servant Passepartout at his side, Fogg sets off on an adventurous journey filled with amazing encounters and wild mishaps. Pursued all the way by the bumbling Detective Fix, who believes the two travelers are bank robbers on the run, Fogg and Passepartout must use every means of transportation known to 19th-century man - including a hot-air balloon, a locomotive, and an elephant - to win the bet. When Jules Verne’s delightful tale of two globetrotting gentlemen first appeared in 1873, it won the hearts - and imaginations - of readers across Europe. Published chapter by chapter over the course of many months, Around the World in 80 Days aroused so much excitement that readers placed bets on the outcome of Phileas Fogg’s race against time.

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Patrick Tull was a British stage and radio performer known for his ponderous, low voice and facility with dialects, characterizations, and ability to convey the grand. In Around the World in Eighty Days, Tull brings to life Phileas Fogg, that unassuming English gentlemen who makes a bet that he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. What follows is a series of adventures and misadventures that captured the exploring spirit of its 1873 audience and thrills to this day. As Jean Cocteau put it, "Jules Verne's masterpiece...stimulated our childhood and taught us more than all the atlases: the taste of adventure and the love of travel."
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The classic adventure story with one of my favourite twists at the end.

Only thing is how much more could’ve been written by the author for each adventure.. probably one of the few examples of film/TV adaptations can go into more details than the original book.

Still great book

My favourite book as a child, read very well by narrator

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Lovely story well told and kept you gripped the entire way around the world. Enjoy.

A true classic

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I loved the way this book took me back in time and on this wonderful journey. The narrator was excellent

Wonderful story, brilliantly read

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Marvellous! The ultimate Victorian Gentleman on an Adventure.

I may have read this two decades ago, I couldn't recall - but for me the Broom Cupboard cartoon 'Willy Fog' version has stayed with me for 35 years. And as such, I felt it was time to actually DEFINITELY read the Jules Verne original.

And it proved incredibly readable. Perfect for teenage boys who are reluctant about the classics, this is not a difficult text, and has a lot of both interesting characters, short chapters and constant action.

Phileas Fogg is that stereotypical London gent - punctilious about manners, punctuality and order. His life is calm and planned to the nearest minute. A new manservant, former circus performer Passepartout is relieved to take a position with him, expecting tranquility and routine as his valet.

Little does the Frenchman know, his new master is immediately to make a wager at the Reform Club, on the fact that traversing the globe can... or cannot... be managed in 80 days, taking advantage of all the new railways and waterways. Fogg is adamant and bets half his fortune on being able to return to them 80 days hence.

And thus begins the pair's journey eastwards. With money and the clothes on their backs, Fogg remains a mostly passive an unflappable presence... even when the reader (and his valet) are told of the detective following them, believing Phileas Fogg to be a bank robber evading the authorities. This detective is determined to stall and arrest the very same.

This is utterly fascinating, the portrayal of not only Fogg but the Victorian era ideals and characters is just exquisite. When manners madeth the man, when emotion was discouraged, when the Empire was all-encompassing and Empire attitude at its peak.

Of course, there are moments that modern readers will wonder at - the attempt to save an Indian girl, about to be thrown onto the funeral pyre of her dead husband for one. It's a different world.

Full of excitement, this is an entertaining read that was over all too soon. And what a fab ending, as the clock ticks down and a bit of science creeps in. Very good, Verne, very good.

I'm going to go for Journey to the Centre of the Earth next, and possibly 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. Time to dust off the classics I've missed. As I definitely have missed some belters.

Nicely read, an easy audiobook listen.

The ultimate Victorian Gentleman on an Adventure

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Wonderful story beautifully told, highly recommend to everyone interested in early sci fi or travel.

excellent storytelling

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After recently watching the TV series based on this book I decided to read the book. I knew it was different but there are a number of similarities and the book is really engaging. The narrator is brilliant too and I really was holding my breath to find out whether or not he'd make it back in time!

A surprisingly good read

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I’m really fussy with my audio books and as I really like the story, characters, etc. I was a bit apprehensive about choosing this book, but this is honestly the best narrator for this book! Really enjoyed listening, will definitely be a firm listening favourite.

Around the world with a great orator.

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The only issue I have with this glorious book is that it is too short.

Perfect

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A fascinating, trip around the world, with lots of unexpected twists, SO brilliantly narrated by Patrick Tull.

BRILLIANT Narrator!

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