--- product_id: 103180816 title: "Around the World in Eighty Days (Illustrated First Edition): 100th Anniversary Collection" price: "AED 67" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/103180816-around-the-world-in-eighty-days-illustrated-first-edition-100th store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Around the World in Eighty Days (Illustrated First Edition): 100th Anniversary Collection **Price:** AED 67 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Around the World in Eighty Days (Illustrated First Edition): 100th Anniversary Collection - **How much does it cost?** AED 67 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/103180816-around-the-world-in-eighty-days-illustrated-first-edition-100th) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description NOTE: Please ignore negative comments about the book having tiny print and bad formatting as those reviews are about another publisher's book. desertcart combines all reviews together for some reason. Be sure to use the LookInside feature to see what our book really looks like. A beautiful unabridged edition with 55 illustrations from the 1873 English first edition. Use desertcart's Lookinside feature to compare this edition with others. You'll be impressed by the differences. Don't be fooled by other versions that have no illustrations or contain very small print. Reading our edition will make you feel that you are traveling the world with Phileas Fogg himself. Called Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours in French, Around the World in Eighty Days was published in French and English in 1873. It is one of Jules Verne’s best-known and acclaimed novels. The intrepid adventurer Phileas Fogg of London, along with his French valet Passepartout, attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club. Their trip is further complicated by Phileas becoming a suspect in a robbery. Can they make it in time? Review: Jules Verne's original story has no balloon, and that's OK. - Well, my ex got me interested enough in the new miniseries starring David Tennant that I watched it all the way through, and it was obvious to me the story had been reimagined, to say the least. But reimagined by how much? The only way to answer that was to watch other screen adaptations, and so I watched the epic movie from 1956, the miniseries from 1989, the Disney version from 2004 (yikes!), and a cartoon version from 1988. Well, there are common elements, but they're all a bit different too. What to do? Read the original story, I thought to myself. Yes, actually read a book. So I was very thankful to download the Kindle version of this book and read it as a "brain break" as I was working on other things on my computer. The old illustrations were a bonus. Well, it's a great story, apparently so great that nobody can just leave it alone and reproduce it faithfully. The glaring omission from the book is the balloon that seems to have to be in every screen adaptation that I've seen. My takeaway from this story is that in 1872, when it was published, it wasn't science fiction but it was very recently created reality that perhaps few knew about. The Suez canal had just been completed in 1869, passenger steamers to cross huge bodies of water were very recent, as were railroads crossing vast areas of land, as in India and the United States. Most of the stops on the trip were past, present, or soon-to-be British empire colonies. So, it might have been amazing to people of that era that all of a sudden, and with a little planning, a person could actually circle the world in eighty days. And, that probably stood the test of time pretty well until passenger aircraft went mainstream. And, Jules Verne's ending is better than any of the screen adaptations I've watched. It took my by surprise and even got me choked up a bit. Sometimes you've just gotta go back to the source material. Review: Good clean book - Good reading for my grandsons. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 719 Reviews | ## Images ![Around the World in Eighty Days (Illustrated First Edition): 100th Anniversary Collection - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61tIX+FXt8L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jules Verne's original story has no balloon, and that's OK. *by L***Y on October 22, 2022* Well, my ex got me interested enough in the new miniseries starring David Tennant that I watched it all the way through, and it was obvious to me the story had been reimagined, to say the least. But reimagined by how much? The only way to answer that was to watch other screen adaptations, and so I watched the epic movie from 1956, the miniseries from 1989, the Disney version from 2004 (yikes!), and a cartoon version from 1988. Well, there are common elements, but they're all a bit different too. What to do? Read the original story, I thought to myself. Yes, actually read a book. So I was very thankful to download the Kindle version of this book and read it as a "brain break" as I was working on other things on my computer. The old illustrations were a bonus. Well, it's a great story, apparently so great that nobody can just leave it alone and reproduce it faithfully. The glaring omission from the book is the balloon that seems to have to be in every screen adaptation that I've seen. My takeaway from this story is that in 1872, when it was published, it wasn't science fiction but it was very recently created reality that perhaps few knew about. The Suez canal had just been completed in 1869, passenger steamers to cross huge bodies of water were very recent, as were railroads crossing vast areas of land, as in India and the United States. Most of the stops on the trip were past, present, or soon-to-be British empire colonies. So, it might have been amazing to people of that era that all of a sudden, and with a little planning, a person could actually circle the world in eighty days. And, that probably stood the test of time pretty well until passenger aircraft went mainstream. And, Jules Verne's ending is better than any of the screen adaptations I've watched. It took my by surprise and even got me choked up a bit. Sometimes you've just gotta go back to the source material. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good clean book *by D***Y on December 30, 2025* Good reading for my grandsons. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Around The World *by M***N on February 18, 2021* This is an old classic I had never previously read, and it was a great find to get this book as it was originally published. The plus is that I counted 54 full page illustrations that enhanced the story. This book is a nice addition to the book shelf of classics. Jules Verne wrote many books that in his time were about the future, and reading this for the first time made me want to read more of the author. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/103180816-around-the-world-in-eighty-days-illustrated-first-edition-100th](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/103180816-around-the-world-in-eighty-days-illustrated-first-edition-100th) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-09-15*