Around the World in Eighty Days Enriched Classi Edition Contributor(s): Verne, Jules (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416534725 ISBN-13: 9781416534723 Publisher: Simon & Schuster
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound Published: May 2007 Annotation: ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP After making an audacious wager, the wealthy and eccentric Phileas Fogg attempts a seemingly impossible feat -- to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information A chronology of the author's life and work A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's own interpretations Detailed explanatory notes Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential. SERIES EDITED BY CYNTHIA BRANTLEY JOHNSON
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2007281190 |
Lexile Measure: 1090 HL (High-Low) |
Series: Enriched Classics (Pocket) |
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.5" W x 7.36" L (0.32 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
Features: Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP After making an audacious wager, the wealthy and eccentric Phileas Fogg attempts a seemingly impossible feat -- to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES:
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Contributor Bio(s): Verne, Jules: - Jules Verne (1828-1905) was born in France. Around the World in Eighty Days has long been his most popular novel. Verne is credited with creating the genre of science fiction with such other works as Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. |
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