Around The World In 80 Days

Unabridged
Author: Michael Palin
Narrator: Michael Palin
Genres: Audio Theatre
Publisher: BBC Radio
Date: April 2004
Length: 6 hours
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Overview

"In the autumn of 1988, Michael Palin set out from the Reform Club with an ambitious plan: to circumnavigate the world, following the route taken by Jules Verne’s fictional hero Phileas Fogg 115 years earlier. This fascinating and humorous account tells the story of his travels: from Venice on the back of a rubbish barge to the Pyramids on a camel. Read by the author."

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Michael Palin's "Around the World in 80 Days"

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

VERY good -- Get it now!

by David Jackson
  • Book Rating: 5/5

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Michael Palin's "Around the World in 80 Days"

Written by Anonymous on June 9th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 4/5

The book is not what I would characterise as "exciting," but it is surely entertaining. Palin deals with any number of strange and unsettling people and situations during his 80-day tour; all with good-natured humor, if not exactly understanding. It was just plain FUN to follow him around.

VERY good -- Get it now!

Written by David Jackson from Racine, WI on August 14th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Ok, so I'm TOTALLY not a traveler -- I think Chicago to S.F. is too far to fly... But I wanted to go along with Michael on his trip. It was poignant, funny, frustrating, etc. All delivered in that beautifully understated, wicked British style ... BRAVO! He has a real command of the language. It was done in 1988, but truer now than ever ... He gives me hope for humanity. Please get it, even if you don't like to travel by container ship or rail car...

Selected Reviews

Michael Palin's "Around the World in 80 Days"

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

VERY good -- Get it now!

by David Jackson
  • Book Rating: 5/5

More...

Read All 2