A volta ao mundo em 80 dias: Texto adaptado

De Julio Verne, Neuville e Léon Benett

Edição traduzida e condensada por Maria Alice de A. Sampaio Doria.
Para um homem calmo e metódico como Phileas Fogg, que nunca se apressa, porém nunca chega atrasado, não existem adversidades que não possam ser ultrapassadas. Tudo é uma questão de cálculo e organização.
Em 1872, quando aceita uma aposta quase impossível de se realizar — dar a volta ao mundo em oitenta dias —, Fogg começa a perceber que as coisas nem sempre saem exatamente como se espera, apesar de todo um trabalho de organização e planejamento. Principalmente quando, durante a viagem, é confundido com um ladrão de bancos e passa a ter a polícia em seu encalço.
Júlio Verne, uma das mentes mais criativas e revolucionárias do seu tempo, consegue, neste clássico da literatura mundial, fazer que o leitor viaje com Phileas Fogg e seu criado Jean Passepartout pelos quatro cantos do mundo. Você vai viver inúmeras aventuras, percebendo que, afinal, o mundo não é tão grande quanto se pensa e que, às vezes, a imprevisibilidade pode ser a salvação.

• Idioma: Português
• Editora: Editora Melhoramentos
• Data de lançamento: 24 de jan. de 2017
• ISBN: 9788506069844

Julio Verne

Julio Verne (Nantes, 1828 - Amiens, 1905). Nuestro autor manifestó desde niño su pasión por los viajes y la aventura: se dice que ya a los 11 años intentó embarcarse rumbo a las Indias solo porque quería comprar un collar para su prima. Y lo cierto es que se dedicó a la literatura desde muy pronto. Sus obras, muchas de las cuales se publicaban por entregas en los periódicos, alcanzaron éxito ense­guida y su popularidad le permitió hacer de su pa­sión, su profesión. Sus títulos más famosos son Viaje al centro de la Tierra (1865), Veinte mil leguas de viaje submarino (1869), La vuelta al mundo en ochenta días (1873) y Viajes extraordinarios (1863-1905). Gracias a personajes como el Capitán Nemo y vehículos futuristas como el submarino Nautilus, también ha sido considerado uno de los padres de la ciencia fic­ción. Verne viajó por los mares del Norte, el Medi­terráneo y las islas del Atlántico, lo que le permitió visitar la mayor parte de los lugares que describían sus libros. Hoy es el segundo autor más traducido del mundo y fue condecorado con la Legión de Honor por sus aportaciones a la educación y a la ciencia.

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Avaliações de A volta ao mundo em 80 dias

[sprainedbrain · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

A fast-paced adventure dripped with cliches and humor - I listened to the audio read by Jim Dale and it was a lovely way to spend an afternoon.

[ekalb_2 · Nota: 3 de 5 estrelas]

Ok boring at points

[iansales_1 · Nota: 3 de 5 estrelas]

I have no idea if I’ve read this before – I don’t think so, but it’s hard to tell since I’ve seen versions of the films enough times over the decades to know the story. Except, well, they’re not the story. I don’t think any of the movies I’ve seen – I can think of two, off the top of my head, one starring David Niven and the other Steve Coogan – are at all faithful to the book. Yes, Phineas Fogg accepts a challenge to travel around the world in eighty days. Yes, he thinks he’s failed, only to discover that by travelling east he has gained a day. Yes, he has adventures along the way, and even rescues a young woman who becomes his wife at the end of the book. But in the novel, he meets her in India, when he rescues her from suttee. And I don’t recall a Scotland Yard detective on Fogg’s trail for much of his travels – he believes Fogg stole £50,000 shortly before leaving London. And the final section, in which a desperate Fogg, Passepartout, Fix and Aouda race across the USA to catch a ship to Liverpool… the big set-piece is driving a train over a damaged bridge at high speed so the bridge doesn’t collapse under it. Much of the prose is larded with geography lessons, and while Verne’s didactism is one of the more charming aspects of his novels, here it seems overdone. True, I’m coming at the book more than a century later, as a member of a society considerably better-informed about world geography, and a highly-educated member of that society with an interest in other countries… So much of the exposition was superfluous as far as I was concerned. Further, Fogg’s characterisation as unemotional and po-faced hardly made him a sympathetic protagonist. Perhaps Verne intended this so the reader would indeed think Fogg was the bank robber, but it only made him feel like he had zero depth. Unfortunately, I’m not convinced, from what I remember, that the film adaptations are especially superior. The book is, I suspect, the best version of the story. Which is a bit of a shame.

[bookwyrmm_1 · Nota: 3 de 5 estrelas]

Interesting story from a historical perspective. Definitely not something that could be written today.

[jjmcgaffey · Nota: 3 de 5 estrelas]

Finally read this - I think I read it before, many many years ago, but the only thing I remember was the end, not any of their travels. It's mildly interesting, but not much to it - actually, the most interesting part is that the "hero" is not the POV character. We get scenes from Passepartout, a few from Fix, a few from Aouda - but Phileas Fogg is seen only from the outside. The closest we come to knowing what's going on with him is a few scenes where the author "watches" him, recounting what he's doing, and speculating on what he's thinking and feeling - and we never get any idea why he'd make the bet in the first place. A very odd twist. But overall, it reads like the world's longest shaggy dog story - chapter after chapter after chapter just to say "and he didn't know he'd lost a day!" Of course, in reality, he would have noticed the day change as soon as the liner landed in America and he was taking a train. And given they missed the liner from the East Coast by less than a day...the whole last section with burning the ship may have been utterly unnecessary. It's an amusing story, I'm glad I've finally read it, and I see no need to ever read it again.

[deltaqueen50 · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

My most recent installment book was Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne which was originally published in 1873 and I think it has definitely aged well. The story is told in a simple straightforward style, and the various global adventures move the story along at a rapid pace. The plot is a little silly yet the book comes together nicely and before too long the reader finds himself involved in the story and rooting for the participants. The characters are distinct and well developed from the routine-obsessed, uptight yet cool main character who travels around the world based on a bet from some of the gentlemen at his club, to the sympathetic French manservant who is loyal, smart and a very good gymnast. Even the lesser developed characters of Aouda, the Indian lady, to Fix, the stalking policeman, are colourful and add to the story. Around the World in Eighty Days is light, fun and makes for great escape reading. A little dated, to be sure, but overall a very good read.

[philsyphe · Nota: 1 de 5 estrelas]

My high hopes for “Around the World in Eighty Days” were dashed in eight chapters or so.Having seen a film of this as a child, I expected a similar amount of fun and adventure, but instead I endured a tedious plot and unappealing characters.

[themulhern · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

Essentially light-hearted tale about a trip taken on a wager. The translation conveyed or possibly enhanced the humour.

[ecataldi-1 · Nota: 3 de 5 estrelas]

Jim Dale (narrator of the Harry Potter series) really helped bring to life this classic adventure novel. Admittedly, I've never read the book or seen any of the movie adaptations, so I didn't know what to expect. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that there was no hot air balloon scene?! The most iconic book covers and images have always portrayed Phileas Fogg in a hot air balloon traveling around the world but, spoiler alert, that is not one of the methods used for transportation. While at his gentleman's club Fogg takes a bet that he can go round the world in 80 days. A precise, mathematical, and intelligent man, Fogg has no doubt that it can be done so he bets his life savings. Armed with only a small travel sack and his trusty French manservant, the two of them depart on the biggest adventure of their lives. Exotic adventures await them in China, India, Hong Kong, crossing the oceans, and America. Can Fogg really pull it off? And why is there a British man tailing him on this journey? A fun read for all ages. Admittedly, a little outdated in terms of racism and stereotypes of other religions and cultures, but it must be remembered that Jules Verne was viewing the world the British lens of imperialism at the time.

[bnielsen_30 · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

London, 1872Huset, Saville Row nr 7, Burlington Gardens, beboes af Phileas Fogg, esq. En excentrisk, men elskværdig og rig engelsk gentleman med en vældig kapabel og gesvindt fransk tjener Jean med tilnavnet Passepartout. Tjeneren er et nyt bekendtskab for den anden oktober om morgenen afskedigede han sin tjener, James Forster, fordi denne havde bragt ham barbervand, der holdt 80 Gr. Fahrenheit i stedet for 90. Passepartout er på sin side begejstret for at tjene en rolig og systematisk herre som Fogg. Der kommer dog hurtigt noget på tværs.Fogg er medlem af Reformklubben i London og da han er meget vidende om geografi og rejser, roder han sig ud i et væddemål om at rejse Jorden rundt på 80 dage. Anledningen til væddemålet er en diskussion om en gentleman, der har nappet £55000 fra banken og gjort både dem og sig selv usynlig.Fogg holder £20000 på at Jorden er blevet så meget mindre i vor tid at man både i teori og praksis kan nå turen på 80 dage. Fem af vennerne fra Reformklubben: Stuart, Fallentin, Sullivan, Flanagan og Ralph holder tilsvarende hver £4000 imod.Efter at have spillet sit parti kort færdigt, tager Fogg hjem og fortæller Passepartout at de skal på en rejse Jorden rundt og afrejser om 10 minutter mod Dover og Calais. Passepartout pakker som befalet en vadsæk og er klar til tiden. Han har altid sit familieur på sig og insisterer på at det viser tiden rigtigt uanset at tidszonerne skifter under rejsen. Desværre har han også erindringen om at have glemt at slukke gassen i sit kammer, inden han gik ud af døren.En meget nidkær men fantasiløs opdagelsesbetjent, Fix, har sat sig i hovedet at Fogg er identisk med banktyven og rejser efter i håb om at kunne arrestere ham. Rejsen går Fix imod. De kommer omkring Brindisi, Suez, Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore, Honkong, Yokohama, St. Francisco, Newyork, Liverpool, og London, og hver gang er Fix ikke lige i stand til at slå en klo i Fogg. Han gør sig gode venner med Passepartout på vejen til Indien.En del af vejen i Indien er de nødt til at tilbagelægge på en dertil dyrt indkøbt elefant, men undervejs redder de Mrs. Aouda fra enkebrændingens bål.I Calcutta står Fix klar med en anklage, men Fogg stiller £2000 som kaution og tager videre. Fix følger efter og Passepartout får en ide om at Fix er udsendt af Reformklubben for at checke at alt går rigtigt til. I Hongkong toner Fix dog rent flag ved at fortælle Passepartout at han er politiagent, men han drikker ham også under bordet og giver ham lidt opium at ryge oveni!Fogg, Mrs. Aouda og stakkels Passepartout bliver agterudsejlet, men Fogg får fat i en (for lille) båd og stikker til Japan i den. En tyfon hjælper Tangadére på vej mod Shanghai. Imens har Passepartout faktisk skaffet sig om bord i Carnatic, men uden Fogg. Passepartout tager job som fransk klovn, men løber af pladsen, da Fogg dukker op. Via Shanghai har Fogg indhentet damperen til Yokohama og her genforenes han med Passepartout.Yokohama - San Francisco sker med hjuldamperen "General Grant". Fix og Passepartout slutter våbenhvile, for Fix er nu interesseret i at få Fogg tilbage på engelsk jord og vil gerne lette vejen. De tager tog fra San Francisco til New York og når lige over en faldefærdig jernbanebro i bedste stumfilmsstil.En duel mellem en amerikaner, Oberst Proctor og Fogg bliver afbrudt af et indianerangreb. Passepartout er dagens helt og redder alle, men bliver selv taget til fange. Han bliver befriet og via en gang issejllads indhenter de igen forsinkelsen. En Jerndamper "Henrietta" bliver hyret til turen til England og så går turen ellers mod Liverpool efter et lille raskt mytteri ombord. I Liverpool arresterer Fix hr. Phineas Fogg og får ham smidt i fængsel.Det er lidt trist, da man i mellemtiden har afsløret en hr. James Strard som Banktyven. Fogg giver Fix en omgang bank og forsøger at nå til London i tide, men forgæves. Imidlertid finder han og Mrs. Aouda ud af at de vil giftes og undervejs i arrangementet af dette, viser det sig at de har regnet en dag for sent.Alt ender i lykke og gammen.Herlig historie.

[auntieknickers · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

As I recall this book was a lot of fun! Oddly enough I have yet to see either of the movies, but the original Mike Todd one is "in my queue." Because of my lack of interest in "hard science fiction" it's the only Jules Verne book I've read, but it appears he was a good storyteller based on that.

[bryndahlquis · Nota: 5 de 5 estrelas]

So much fun! Phileas Fogg has definitely become one of my favorite characters of fiction ever, and Jules Verne proves to be far more interesting than I expected. I will definitely be looking into his other Voyages Extraordinaires.

[la2bkk · Nota: 3 de 5 estrelas]

Verne's tale of a 19th century Englishman's travels around the world is most notable for its depiction of local cultures now far gone. Often quaint, sometimes humorous and occasionally a bit too dated for the modern reader. Hardly a great work, but still a fun read.

[fingerpost_1 · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

I read this classic without actually knowing anything about it other than title and author. The adventure aspect was more or less what I expected, but the humor was quite unexpected, and much appreciated. Passepartout, and to a lesser degree Detective Fix, provide a constant stream of humor throughout the novel.Phileas Fogg has made a bet with the members of his "gentleman's club" that he can circumnavigate the world and be back in the club within 80 days. Setting off with his newly hired valet, Passepartout, he is followed by Detective Fix, who is certain that Mr Fogg has robbed the bank of England and is seeking escape.This is not a classic in the sense of having any profound themes, symbolism or hidden meanings. It is a light, humorous, fun adventure story, well told.(Minor spoiler note: Look at the many cover art options available in Library Thing. Many of them feature balloons... one of the few modes of transport never mentioned in the book at all! The cover that best illustrates the book is actually the Apple Classics children's version for Scholastic.)

[rebecca790 · Nota: 5 de 5 estrelas]

I read this book awhile ago so this review is not going to go into to much detail about what I liked and what I didn't like. However there is nothing about this book that I remember disliking.

I loved it. I stayed up all night reading it- it helped that I have never seen any of the movies or met anyone else that has read this book (OK I don't actually know if that is true I guess some of my teachers had probably read this book but I haven't spoken about this book with anyone else who read it.) and, because of that, I had no idea what was going to happen in the end or even during the book. I thought it was all very entertaining- it was one of the first classics I read without being told to.

When I finished it I said to myself, "Wow that was a good book." I love reading but that doesn't happen often for me (I can only think of two other books that have had that effect on me).

I recommend this book to everyone but especially people who like adventure stories or classics.

[jmoncton_1 · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

Loved the audio for this - read by the wonderful Jim Dale. Such a great classic tale!

[benuathanasia · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

A literary standard if you want to judge a book by its enjoyment level as opposed to its "literary quality."

[shanaqui_1 · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

I read the Project Gutenberg version of this, in the end: I don't know who translated it, but the translation was really quite nice. I enjoyed this book more than I expected to. For all that he bribes his way around the world, really, Phileas Fogg has some interesting adventures, including saving a lovely young woman and commandeering a ship. I thought the characters were all quite fun. There are stereotypes and so on, and it's very very biased toward all things English, seemingly, but knowing about that in advance, I could ignore it.

I loved the end a lot more than I expected to. I thought it was clever, and I enjoyed seeing a softer side of Phileas Fogg (one that I had, of course, been suspecting for a while).

[gaillamontagne · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

Wonderful narrator and includes some music from the movie. There is 7 hours and 53 minutes of listening. Phileas Fogg is the main character who wages a bet with his friends from his club that he could go around the world in 80 days. The bet was a considerable fortune and considering the time period of the 1870's, it would be an almost impossible feat. Mr. Fogg, with his attention to precise detail had quiet confidence that he would be able to be back at his club at 8:45 pm in exactly 80 days. Along the way, a Scotland Yard policeman Mr. Fix, decides Mr. Fogg is in reality a thief and decides it is his duty to follow Mr. Fog and arrest him if he can. Is Phileas Fogg a thief? His character shows great courage and so the reader is left to find out if wealthy Mr. Fogg is a thief and if he will win his bet.Much better than the movie!!!!!!!

[alcracka · Nota: 5 de 5 estrelas]

I love Jules Verne. He's a ton of fun to read. The adventure stuff is fun, of course, but he also creates awesome characters. Nemo's probably his best-known, but the supremely phlegmatic Phineas Fogg of this book is nearly as memorable. His complete disinterest in exploring the places he passes through is sortof anathema to me, but maybe that's what makes him so fascinating; when I think of traveling around the world, it's with the purpose of seeing it, whereas he sees the entire thing simply as a series of obstacles to be overcome. It's remarkable in its pointlessness; at the end of the trip he has gained no money and experienced little of the cultures he's passed through. He made the trip solely to prove he could do it. (Sure, there's that one gain he seems pleased by at the end, but he hardly planned for that, so it has to be removed as a motive.)

The only thing I remembered about this story was that the climax involves a hot air balloon, which turns out not to be true. So that was a surprise.

ps phlegmatic is my new word. This book taught it to me. I'm gonna use it all the time. Sweet.

[kristelh_15 · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

Nook
4 stars
A wager to make a trip around the world in just 80 days starting from London. The journey takes advantage of several types of transportation. The author describes the people and the land but also math, science and new discoveries and inventions. It was fun to read this book written in the late 1800s. A very good adventure story and even a love story.

[blenny_2 · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

I wanted to like this book more than I did. I was going to give it a rating of two and a half stars halfway through the book, but two thirds of the way through, the excitement was turned up a notch. The story meanders along for a while with peaks and troughs; some phases exciting but some rather dull. It then starts to really pick up and I found myself turning the pages faster and faster as Verne built up the tension in the story. There are some really nice ideas in Jules Verne's work, but he isn't consistent in his storytelling as he tends to get bogged down with small and sometimes insignificant details. A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth is by far his best novel.

[mahmoodaamer · Nota: 3 de 5 estrelas]

excelent book to read i also wish to travel around the world but not only in eighty days

[trickbooks_1 · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

I'd listen to almost anything read by Jim Dale. His soothing voice and amazing ability to portray characters makes it a joy.As to the text, Verne's classic tale is somewhat dated and very different from what we've come to expect based on modern film versions. Indeed, despite the cover art, I was surprised to learn the Fogg never travels in a hot air balloon. As an audiobook, this is a gem.

[danowins · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

A wonderful adventure story. This story, much like many of Verne's others, captures the imagination and lets the reader simply enjoy a good story. Every story might have a little something to teach us, or a little bit of a moral, but the adventures of Phileas Fogg are, to me, nothing more than a darn good story. It reminds me of a time when I could read for pleasure without having to expect a conspiracy, or to discover some hidden truth. Verne tells a story that often includes all the latest in technological advances, as was his style, but he seems to have no other desire but to entertain. It is often hard to read a "classic" due to the tendancy for a "classic" to be rather dated. Thie piece by Verne, though perhaps dated just a bit, is a classic for the best reason: it entertains!

[chr0nicxb0red0m · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

Having first read Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne, this one started out rather disappointing. Deciding to push through the rough beginning of the book, it proved to be gathering momentum. About halfway through, the book becomes less about character development and travel, and more about adventure. It was at this point which I started to enjoy the read, and found it very difficult to put down for the remainder. Though it started out slow, it had quite an unexpected and exciting finish, earning it my four stars. I would recommend this book.

[prop2gether · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

Great fun to read, although the cover is incorrect (showing camels). Interesting to note because the Barnes and Noble book jackets talks about the "wrongness" of the balloon in the Fifties film version. Fast paced, full of action, and why did I not read it years ago!

[santhony_35 · Nota: 4 de 5 estrelas]

For Christmas, I ordered an mp3 player that was pre-loaded with 100 works of classic literature in an audio format. Each work is in the public domain and is read by amateurs, so the quality of the presentation is hit or miss. This was the second novel I’ve completed (the first being A Tale of Two Cities) and like the first, the reader, though not excellent, did not detract from the experience.Around the World in 80 Days follows the adventures of English gentleman Phileas Fogg and his man servant Passepartout as they attempt to circumnavigate the globe within 80 days, Fogg having wagered a large sum of money with his club friends that he could do so. The story is set in the late 19th century, involving transportation by steamer, sailing ship, railroad (and elephant), across the Indian and North American sub-continent as well as the Mediterranean Sea, Suez Canal, South China Sea and the Indian, Pacific, Atlantic Oceans. As you can imagine, Fogg’s itinerary is planned to the minute and permits no lost time of any sort if the bet is to be won. Clearly, world travel in the 19th century promises no such trouble free experience.Written by Jules Verne, I enjoyed the book, but became a little bit fatigued with the succession of last minute escapes, the contrivances of Detective Fix and the unlikely events that always kept Fogg just barely “alive” to win his bet, though the ending was good and believable (though I had already figured it out). Not a bad audio book to listen to as you drive down the road.

[steadfastreader · Nota: 3 de 5 estrelas]

It's Jules Verne. It's not fabulous - but it's not bad either. It was a fairly easy read. Nothing to rave about.

[elizajane_1 · Nota: 5 de 5 estrelas]

I read this book for the first as a read-aloud to my son when he was about 12. We were rivetted, on the edge of our seats. Excitement and humour, a must read.