Jules Verne's most famous adventure; now in a beautiful clothbound edition One night in the reform club; Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life; he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations; they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train or elephant - overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock.