AROUND THE WORLD IN ELGHTY DAYS & FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON

Jules Verne （1828-1905） possessed that rare storyteller's gift of being able to present the far-fetched and the downright unbelievable in such a way as effortlessly to inspire his reader's allegiance and trust.This volume contains two of his best-loved yarns， chosen from among the sixty-four titles of Les Voyages extraordinaires， Verne's pioneering contribution to the canon of modern Science Fiction. Around the World in Eighty Days （1873） relates the hair-raising journey made as a wager by the V