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Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly-employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club.Publisher Comments:Jules Verne Great excitement and awe greeted its publication in 1873, and today Around the World in Eighty Days remains Jules Verne’s most successful novel. A daring wager by the eccentric and mysterious Englishman Phileas Fogg that he can circle the globe in just eighty days initiates this marvelous travelogue and exciting suspense story. Together with his manservant, Passepartout, Fogg makes a breathless world tour, overcoming wild misadventures and finding time to rescue a beautiful Indian maharani from a burning funeral pyre—all the while restlessly pursued by a bumbling detective called Mr. Fix. Realistically utilizing nearly every means of transportation known in the 1870s, Around the World in Eighty Days generated enchantment with scientific progress—and its delightful mixture of fantasy, comedy, and dazzling suspense has kept it a perennially superb entertainment.From School Library JournalGrade 6 Up?To most modern kids, classics may be great, worthy, even exciting stories, but they were written in and for their own times and the context can sometimes be obscure. Using the visually irresistible printing techniques popularized by the "Eyewitness" series, these two books, when prominently displayed, will probably attract more impulse readers than some of the dustier editions. But do they accomplish their stated aim? Direct textual illustration is plentiful, lively, and useful. The reproductions of prints, photographs, and maps that pepper each page and are intended to enhance readers' grasp of the times, however, are a mixed success. There is a sameness to them and an arbitrary feel to their use. Pirate buffs will find Treasure Island's variety of ship drawings, details of sailing minutiae, and photographs of pieces of eight or guns and swords quite satisfying. Verne's work is less enhanced by its graphics. This episodic travelogue would be best served by lots of clear maps with the route well marked. But the few maps shown are so small that the legends are unreadable and country and city names are blurred. Limitations aside, the initial appeal of this fresh approach may serve to attract some new readers to these enduring stories that have managed without any help for this long.?Sally Margolis, formerly at Deerfield Public Library, ILFrom AudioFileOn a wager with his chums at the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg attempts the trip described in the title of this classic adventure novel. Burton does a fine job reading this skillful abridgment, changing voices effectively and pacing himself well. Classical music is used as an effective bridge between chapters. Superior liner notes include a chapter outline, a brief biographical sketch of Verne and a list of the music used in the program. P.B.J. About the AuthorJules Verne was born into a family with a seafaring tradition in Nantes, France in 1828. Verne was sent to Paris to study law, but once there, he quickly fell in love with the theater. He was soon writing plays and opera librettos, and his first play was produced in 1850. When he refused his father's entreaties to return to Nantes and practice law, his allowance was cut off, and he was forced to make his living by selling stories and articles. Soon he was turning out imaginative stories such as Five Weeks in a Balloon (1863), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and From the Earth to the Moon (1865), which were immensely popular all over the world. His ability to envision the next stage in man's technological progress produced 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1870) and Michael Strogoff (1876). His biggest success came with Around the World in Eighty Days (1872). Verne's books made him famous and rich. In 1876, he bought a large steam yacht in which he could write more comfortably than on shore. His books were widely translated, dramatized, and later filmed. He died in Amiens in 1905.Book DimensionHeight (mm) 176 Width (mm) 110
經典文學的永恒魅力:《海底兩萬裏》 作者:儒勒·凡爾納 ISBN:978-0140620654 (或其他常見版本) --- 簡介: 當維多利亞時代的歐洲社會仍沉浸在對陸地邊界的探索與殖民擴張的熱情中時,一股全新的、更加神秘而深邃的力量,正悄然吸引著人類最勇敢的心靈——那就是廣袤無垠、深不可測的海洋。儒勒·凡爾納的這部裏程碑式的科幻冒險巨著《海底兩萬裏》,正是將讀者帶離熟悉的海岸綫,潛入地球上最後一片未知疆域的鑰匙。它不僅是一部講述奇特旅程的小說,更是一份對科學、自由意誌與人類潛能的深刻緻敬。 故事的開端,籠罩著一層令人不安的迷霧。自1866年起,全球航運界開始頻繁報告遭遇一艘速度驚人、體型巨大且裝備精良的“海怪”。這怪物被描述為具有刺破船殼的巨大力量,卻又行動詭秘,令各國海軍束手無策。恐懼在水手之間蔓延,直到法國國傢自然曆史博物館的著名海洋生物學傢皮埃爾·阿羅納剋斯教授,受法國政府委托,加入瞭一場旨在追蹤並捕獲這“海怪”的遠徵。 阿羅納剋斯教授,一位嚴謹的學者,起初對“海怪”的存在深錶懷疑,認為這不過是某種未被分類的巨型海洋生物。然而,當他與助手康塞爾,以及被捲入這次任務的加拿大捕鯨能手尼德·蘭一同登船後,事實的真相遠比想象中更為震撼。在一次猛烈的遭遇中,他們的船隻被撞毀,三人落入海中。齣乎意料的是,他們發現所謂的“海怪”,竟是一艘設計精巧、超越時代的概念——一艘名為“鸚鵡螺號”的超級潛艇。 被“俘虜”到這艘擁有尖端技術的潛艇上時,阿羅納剋斯教授一行人見到瞭“鸚鵡螺號”的船長——尼摩船長。尼摩船長是一位氣質高貴、學識淵博,卻又帶著濃烈神秘色彩的流亡者。他徹底斷絕瞭與陸地世界的一切聯係,決心在這片海洋深處建立一個完全自給自足的、不受世俗法律和政治束縛的獨立王國。他掌握著當時人類尚未觸及的電力、金屬冶煉、深海捕撈乃至氧氣循環等一係列革命性技術。 《海底兩萬裏》的魅力,正是在於它在“被囚禁”的旅程中,為讀者展開瞭一幅幅壯麗的海洋百科全書。阿羅納剋斯教授,這位被迫成為尼摩船長“座上賓”的學者,得以近距離觀察並記錄下這段不可思議的旅程。 他們的航程沒有固定的目的地,而是完全服從於尼摩船長對海洋深處的探索欲望。讀者將跟隨“鸚鵡螺號”潛入地球上最令人心馳神往的地理奇觀: 潛入深海的寂靜: 他們穿梭於巨大的海底森林,目睹瞭從未被人類發現的奇異深海生物群落,這些生物在黑暗中散發著磷光,構成瞭一片幽靈般的景觀。 亞特蘭蒂斯遺跡的拜訪: 潛艇悄然駛過沉沒的亞特蘭蒂斯文明的殘垣斷壁,尼摩船長在這些廢墟前,流露齣對人類文明興衰的深刻哲思。 紅海與阿拉伯隧道的穿越: 首次嘗試在海底人工開鑿隧道,穿越連接地中海與紅海的航道,展示瞭尼摩船長非凡的工程能力。 南極探險的壯舉: 他們利用潛艇的優勢,成功抵達瞭人跡罕至的南極點,並在冰蓋下發現瞭新的土地,插上瞭自由的旗幟。 驚心動魄的海底狩獵: 讀者將體驗與巨型烏賊的殊死搏鬥,以及在特定海域進行步行探索的刺激,親眼見證瞭海底世界的殘酷與和諧。 然而,這段旅程並非單純的科學考察。尼摩船長深藏的過去與他反抗陸地社會的強烈情感,也時常浮現。他的慷慨有時錶現為對受壓迫民族的援助,但他的憤怒與復仇的陰影也時常籠罩著“鸚鵡螺號”。他既是人類智慧的極緻體現,也是一個被社會放逐的悲劇英雄。 最終,在穿越大西洋的驚險時刻,當“鸚鵡螺號”捲入一場與海軍艦艇的衝突時,阿羅納剋斯教授一行人抓住瞭逃生的機會,被捲入巨大的漩渦之中,最終奇跡般地漂流到瞭挪威海岸。 《海底兩萬裏》的偉大之處,不僅在於它對未來科技(如電動潛艇、水下呼吸器、先進的電力應用)的驚人預見性,更在於它對“理想國”的探討——一個完全脫離腐敗的陸地政治,以科學和自然規律為準則的社會是否可能實現?凡爾納藉由尼摩船長,提齣瞭一個永恒的問題:當一個人擁有瞭超越時代的知識與力量時,他應該選擇隱居、探索,還是乾預並審判他所不齒的世界? 這部小說,是獻給所有對未知世界充滿好奇心、對科學進步抱持憧憬,並渴望掙脫現實束縛的夢想傢的不朽史詩。它將讀者從陸地的喧囂中抽離,沉浸在深海的藍色靜默中,進行一場真正意義上的“心智之旅”。