Around the World in 80 Days - The 1874 Play (hardback)

<p><em>Volume 6 of the Palik Series, published in conjunction with the North American Jules Verne Society</em></p><p>Jules Verne’s most famous novel was originally conceived as a play—and had its greatest nineteenth century success as a stage play that was adapted by Verne. The play ran for thousands of performances in many different countries, including the United States.<br/> <br/> Here is the original play script, translated directly from the French by the producers of the original Broadway presentation. The play has been unpublished since 1874.<br/> <br/> Verne collaborated with Adolphe d’Ennery to create a distinctive version of the story that features many different characters and episodes than are in his novel.<br/> <br/> Included in this volume is an Introduction about how the play was created and staged, followed by the the first-ever translation of Verne’s essay, “The Meridians and the Calendar,” explaining how the fictional Phileas Fogg accomplished his feat of going around the world in eighty days.<br/> <br/> By Jules Verne and Adolphe d’Ennery. The original translation commissioned by the Kiralfy Brothers. Introduction by Philippe Burgaud, with Jean-Michel Margot and Brian Taves. Afterword,  “The Meridians and the Calendar,” by Jules Verne, Translated and Annotated by Jean-Louis Trudel. Appendix, "The Play on Screen," by Brian Taves.</p><p><em>This series is published in conjunction with the North American Jules Verne Society, najvs.org.</em></p>