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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery…. More >>
Product Description
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery…. More >>
This book is for a wet, cold winter day when you can curl up with a warm blanket and a cup of tea. It takes you on a wonderful, exciting trip around the world. The descriptions and word pictures make this a great book for all ages.
Rating: 5 / 5
I can’t believe that a 130+ year old book translated to English was good enough to keep me up half the night but this brilliant old gem did. The story features the height of late 1800 steam technology and a couple of heros who want to circumnavigate the earth in 80 days to win a bet. The characters are surprisingly likable and the action is just GREAT. Put this at the top of the queue for great free reads and you will get a wonderful easy read and a brilliant view of the world.
Rating: 5 / 5
Excellent way to read Jules Verne. My 6 year old and I started reading the paperback and switched to the Kindle half way through the book. He loves pressing the next page button as we read. We turned on the voice and had a laugh listening to the computer voice pronouncing some of the Victorian English translation of French.
Rating: 5 / 5
Around The World In Eighty Days is one of the shortest of Jules Verne’s novels, and possibly the easiest for modern audiences to read. It is still enjoyable, even if you already know the ending. (And for extra fun, get the computer to pronounce Passepartout for you!) I’ve probably read it three times already since I was a kid.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is a delightful book — a combination of travelogue, love story, thriller, sea adventure, and cowboys-and-Indians shoot ‘em up, with a tongue-in-cheek poke at San Francisco politics. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fun read.
Rating: 5 / 5