Around the World in Eighty Days And Five Weeks in A Balloon - Jules Verne

Aroundthe World in Eighty Days And Five Weeks in A Balloon

JulesVerne

Format: Kitap

Barkod: 9781853260902

Cilt Durumu: Ciltsiz

Ürün Tanıtımı

julesVerne (1828-1905) possessed that rare storyteller's gift of being able topresent the far-fetched and the downright unbeliable in such a way aseffortlessy to inspire his reader's allegiance and trust. This volume containstwo of his best loved yardns chosen from among the sixty four titles of LesVoyages Extrardinaires Verne's pioneering contribution to the canon of modernscience fiction.

Aroundthe World In Eight Days (1873) relates the hair-raising journey made as a wagerby the Victorian gentleman Phileas Fogg, who succeds but only just in circlingthe globe withing eight days. The dour Foggs obsession with his timetable iscomplimented by the dynamism and versatility of his French manservantPassepartout whose talent for getting into scrapes bring colour and suspense tothe race againts time.

FiveWeeks in a Balloon (1863) was Verne'sfirst novel. It document an apocryphal jaunt across the continent of Africa ina hydrogen balloon designed by the omniscient imperturable and ever capable DrFergusson the prototype of the Vernian cerebral adventurer.

Özellikler

Basım Dili: İngilizce

Sayfa Sayısı:356

En / Boy: 12,50 x 19,50 cm

Kağıt Cinsi: 2.Hamur

BasımTarihi: 2002