Author(s): Verne, Jules
Reader(s): Homewood, Bill
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Classic Fiction
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: NA0231
Barcode: 9781843799726
Release Date: 01/2016

VERNE, J.: Around the World in Eighty Days (Unabridged)

Undoubtedly one of the most celebrated tales of all time, this is both high-octane thriller and fascinating travelogue. Phileas Fogg, intrepid Victorian gentleman-about-town, accepts a wager that he cannot travel around the world in 80 days. Naturally, he immediately sets off, accompanied by his French manservant Passepartout. They are pursued by a police officer, Detective Fix, who is foolishly convinced that Fogg is a bank robber. Much hilarity ensues. On the way, Fogg bravely rescues Aouda, a beautiful Indian princess, from a ceremony of ritual sacrifice. Unexpectedly, our thriller becomes a love story.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Verne, Jules - Author
Homewood, Bill (Reader)
1Chapter 111:39
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2Chapter 208:43
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3Chapter 315:31
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4Chapter 407:29
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5Chapter 506:54
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6Chapter 609:50
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7Chapter 706:04
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8Chapter 808:09
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9Chapter 904:16
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Disc 2
1As for Passepartout, he, too, had escaped sea-sickness…07:33
Homewood, Bill (Reader)
2Chapter 1011:34
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3Chapter 1108:52
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4The train entered the defiles of the Sutpour Mountains…09:42
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5Chapter 1215:14
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6Chapter 1314:02
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7Chapter 1410:48
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Disc 3
1The railway, on leaving Benares, passed for a while…03:10
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2Chapter 1514:14
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3Chapter 1611:35
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4Chapter 1712:35
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5Chapter 1809:27
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6Chapter 1915:39
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7Chapter 2012:13
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Disc 4
1Chapter 2109:02
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2At daybreak the wind began to blow hard again…09:01
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3Chapter 2215:09
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4Chapter 2314:17
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5Chapter 2414:14
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6Chapter 2514:32
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Disc 5
1Chapter 2611:19
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2Chapter 2714:26
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3Chapter 2817:23
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4Chapter 2914:54
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5Chapter 3015:17
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6Chapter 3104:27
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Disc 6
1At eight o'clock the sledge was ready to start.08:20
Homewood, Bill (Reader)
2Chapter 3207:35
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3Chapter 3317:37
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4Chapter 3407:16
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5Chapter 3512:12
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6Chapter 3608:17
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7Chapter 3708:11
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Total Playing Time: 07:38:42