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Around the World in Eighty Days
- Author
- Jules Verne
- Narrator
- Bill Homewood
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Publish Date
- 1 April 2016
- Run Time
- 7 hours 39 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Classic fiction
What to expect
Critics Review
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Audiobook of the Week The next big BBC thing is an eight-hour serialisation of Jules Verne’s famous book, with David Tennant as the imperturbable Phileas Fogg. It’s worth getting to know the original, especially as read by Bill Homewood, who thrillingly conveys tension. The tale is as rapid as the express trains and steam-assisted sailing ships that power Fogg’s journey. Knockabout humour is provided by his French valet, Passepartout, and love interest by the Indian princess Aouda, who is saved from suttee by Fogg. Meanwhile, Detective Fix’s attempts to arrest Fogg as a bank robber have disastrous effects. A balloon does not feature in the original story, but there is a splendid elephant.
Christina Hardyment, The Times
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Details
- Author
- Jules Verne
- Narrator
- Bill Homewood
- Duration
- 7 hours 39 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 April 2016
- ISBN
- 9781843799733
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Genre
- Classic fiction
Synopsis
Undoubtedly one of the most celebrated tales of all time, this is both high-octane thriller and fascinating travelogue. Phileas Fogg, intrepid Victorian gentleman-about-town, accepts a wager that he cannot travel around the world in 80 days. Naturally, he immediately sets off, accompanied by his French manservant Passepartout. They are pursued by a police officer, Detective Fix, who is foolishly convinced that Fogg is a bank robber. Much hilarity ensues. On the way, Fogg bravely rescues Aouda, a beautiful Indian princess, from a ceremony of ritual sacrifice. Unexpectedly, our thriller becomes a love story.
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