Around the World in Eighty Days

Phileas Fogg is a man of such rigid routine that his club can set its clocks by him, until the evening he wagers half his fortune that he can circle the entire globe in eighty days. Within hours he is on a train out of London with his newly hired French valet Passepartout, a carpet bag full of banknotes, and no margin for error. Steamers, railways, an elephant, and a sledge with sails: every leg of the journey is a fresh race against the timetable.

What Fogg doesn't know is that a Scotland Yard detective is trailing him around the world, convinced the unflappable gentleman is a bank robber in flight. Verne keeps the pressure mounting through missed connections, rescues, and storms all the way to a finish with one of the most delightful twists in adventure fiction. Pure momentum from the first page, ideal listening for a journey of your own.

At roughly 67,300 words, Around the World in Eighty Days runs about 7½ hours at 1x narration speed. That figure is an estimate based on a typical narration pace. The exact length depends on the voice and the playback speed you choose.

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