Around the World in 80 Days

Jules Verne

ISBN 10: 1906814570 / ISBN 13: 9781906814571

Edité par Classic Comic Store Ltd, GB, 2011

Jules Verne's tale of Phileas Fogg and his bet to travel around the world in 80 days. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781906814571

Synopsis :

Phileas Fogg, a rich gentleman, joins some members of his private club in a wager that he cannot travel around the world in eighty days. Immediately he prepares for his departure, along with his servant Passepartout. Little does Fogg know that Inspector Fix, a Scotland Yard detective seeking a bank robber who matches Fogg’s description, is hot on their tail! One of Jules Verne’s “Voyages extraordinaires“. Classics Illustrated tells this thrilling tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.

À propos de l?auteur: Jules Gabriel Verne (1828 - 1905) was a French writer who pioneered the science fiction genre. Notable amongst his works are 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days and A Journey to the Centre of the Earth.<br /><br />Henry Carl Keifer was a prolific illustrator whose earliest published work appears to have been an adaptation of Thomas Bailey Aldrich's Story of a Bad Boy in 1928 and he illustrated more than sixty different comic series between 1935 and 1955. He was best known for Wambi the Jungle Boy by Fiction House - 1940-1948. He became involved with Classics Illustrated in the early 1940s and his work is both distinctive and stimulating. There are many examples of his work throughout the CI series.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Around the World in 80 Days
Éditeur : Classic Comic Store Ltd, GB
Date d'édition : 2011
Reliure : Paperback
Illustrateur : Kiefer, Henry
Etat : New