By Joan Whetzel
I just put down the book “Around the World in 80 Days” by
Jules Verne. It has been a long time since I saw the move with David Niven
Playing Phileas Fogg, and an even longer time since I read the book.
Jules Verne, as usual, keeps his readers hooked from page
one of this novel. Having seen the movie and read the book (once a long time
ago) I still found myself wondering how Mr. Fogg got caught up in his adventure
around the world, and all of the little side ventures that almost lost him his
bet.
The only thing I found different between the book and the
movie (SPOILER ALERT!) was that the book did not
include the incident with the hot air balloon. I have to say, I missed the hot
air balloon. I enjoyed the book as much as the movie. Even with the minor differences.
I’ll have to find the movie on DVD so I can watch it again.
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