Around the World in Eighty Days

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 11:30 a.m.

b"We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we\\u2019ll read the opening to \\u201cAround the World in 80 Days,\\u201d a novel by Jules Verne published in 1872. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\\nIn this story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a 20-thousand pound wager ( over two million pounds now) set by his friends. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.\\n\\n\\u2014 read by 'V\\u2019 \\u2014\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"