The Classic Work of the Father of Science Fiction: Around the World in 80 Days (volume 2)
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This book can be said to be one of Verne's most famous novels and a classic of world science fiction. In that era before airplanes and high-speed trains, traveling around the world in 80 days was an extremely bold attempt. The book not only describes in detail the various bizarre experiences of Mr. Fogg and his party on the way and the numerous difficulties and dangers they encountered, but also gradually makes the characters' personalities three-dimensional as the plot unfolds. The British gentleman Fogg made a bet of twenty thousand pounds with his friends that he would travel around the world and return to London in eighty days. Unfortunately, he was mistaken as a thief who stole the Bank of England and was wanted and hunted. Later, he and his servant Passepartout overcame many difficulties and obstacles on the way, passing through the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean, and visited India, Singapore, China, Japan, the United States and other places. When he circled the earth and returned to London, he was five minutes late. He thought he had failed, but unexpectedly won...
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