Around the World in Eighty Days

by Jules Verne

Noa Plashkes

Cover art by

Noa Plashkes

Time is the ultimate adversary. Phileas Fogg does not travel for the scenery; he travels for the precision. A man of absolute, mathematical routine, his entire existence is disrupted when a casual club wager turns into a high-stakes deadline: circle the globe in exactly eighty days or lose everything. Armed with nothing but an iron will, a carpet bag of cash, and his fiercely loyal valet, Passepartout, Fogg launches into a relentless sprint across continents. Verne’s legendary adventure is a masterclass in global momentum. It is a story about the friction between human calculation and the chaotic unpredictability of a rapidly shrinking world. From the tracks of the Indian railways to the decks of storm-tossed steamships, Around the World in Eighty Days explores the emergence of global connectivity and the sheer audacity of trying to outrun the clock. A fast-paced, high-octane excavation of human ingenuity and the obsession with optimization.