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Phileas Fogg is the most interesting man in the world

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

July 12, 2019 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr11bingo Travel This classic 1873 novel by Jules Verne was an utter delight! I am somewhat ashamed to admit that this is the first Jules Verne novel I’ve read and that I really knew nothing at all about it when I picked it up. Turns out, that worked to my advantage, as I was on the edge of my seat, eagerly turning each page to see whether Phileas Fogg would win his wager to travel around the world in 80 days. This book is part […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Around the World in Eighty Days, cbr11, cbr11bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Jules Verne, travel

ElCicco's CBR11 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Around the World in Eighty Days, cbr11, cbr11bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Jules Verne, travel ·
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