Around the World in Eighty Days
Jules Verne · 1873 · Fiction
Full text · 37 chaptersNarrated in your voice
Public domain · added by Library
What it's about
A wager, a timetable, and a man who never once appears to be enjoying himself. Verne's joke is that the adventure is really about the invention of the global schedule — steamers, railways, and the fact that they now connect.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Anyone who likes a plot that runs on a clock - Readers who want Victorian travel at full speed - Anyone who enjoys a comic straight man
What’s inside
Showing the first 24 of 37 chapters — open the book for the rest.
