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Around the World in Eighty Days - Julio Verne (in English)
Julio Verne
Synopsis "Around the World in Eighty Days - Julio Verne (in English)"
Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. The story starts in London on Tuesday, October 1, 1872. Fogg is a rich English gentleman living in solitude. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives a modest life with habits carried out with mathematical precision. At the Reform Club, Fogg gets involved in an argument over an article in The Daily Telegraph stating that with the opening of a new railway section in India, it is now possible to travel around the world in 80 days. He accepts a wager for £20,000 from his fellow club members, which he will receive if he makes it around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by Passepartout, he leaves London by train at 8:45 P.M. on Wednesday, October 2, 1872, and is due back at the Reform Club at the same time 80 days later, Saturday, December 21, 1872.
Julio Verne fue un prolífico autor francés que está considerado como uno de los padres de la ciencia ficción, junto al inglés H. G. Wells. Comenzó escribiendo algunas piezas teatrales y publicó varios cuentos y artículos científicos. Su ambición era escribir un nuevo tipo de novela, una que combinara la aventura con datos científicos. Ese sueño se vio cumplido con Cinco semanas en globo, la primera de sus grandes novelas. Verne siempre estuvo muy interesado en las novedades científicas de su época. Fruto de esa pasión nacieron obras seminales de ciencia ficción como Viaje alrededor de la luna, Viaje al centro de la Tierra o Veinte mil leguas de viaje submarino. La influencia de Verne va más allá de la literatura, ya que ha inspirado a varias generaciones de personas que se han dedicado a la ciencia.