Around the World in 80 Days.AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. Jules Verne. Tr. by Michael Glencross. 2004. Read by Jim Dale. 7 cds. 8 hrs. Recorded Books. 0-307-20682-3. $49.75. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. * This is a superb rendition of the classic story of Phileas Fogg Phileas Fogg is the main fictional character in the 1873 Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. Protagonist Phileas Fogg lives at 7 Savile Row, Burlington Gardens, a fashionable upmarket area of London in the 1870s. , who bets his fortune that he can circumnavigate cir·cum·nav·i·gate tr.v. cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ed, cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ing, cir·cum·nav·i·gates 1. To proceed completely around: circumnavigating the earth. 2. the globe in 80 days. With his newly hired French valet, Passepartout Passepartout bungling foil to the punctilious Fogg. [Fr. Lit.: Around the World in Eighty Days] See : Butler Passepartout faithful valet of Phileas Fogg. [Fr. Lit. , the two set out on an incredible adventure filled with danger, excitement, and in the end, romance. Enhanced by music from all over the world, Dale's performance is brilliant. As might be expected, there are many accents to master and Dale does it effortlessly. He also is able to portray each character's personality as Verne must have imagined them when he wrote the book. Teens should enjoy this fantastic journey Fantastic Journey may refer to any of the following:
J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. *--The asterisk highlights exceptional books. |
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