Around the World in Eighty Days

Action & Adventure · Literature & Fiction

Around the World in Eighty Days

2018-10-03Release dateMultiple readersNarration
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What it’s about

Follows the adventures of Phileas Fogg, an imperturbable English gentleman, as, in 1872, he tries to win his wager that he can travel around the world in eighty days. Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. The audio edition is narrated by LibriVox Community.

Recommendation DNA i

Provisional Recommendation DNA
7.3 /10

This Recommendation DNA profile brings together the strongest supported traits we have for the book and listening experience. Evidence Confidence is shown separately so you can see how much of that picture is tied to this exact audiobook.

Emotional Impact
High
Story Pacing
High
Scientific Detail
Moderate
Narration Impact
High
Complexity
Early
Emotional Resonance
High

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Evidence Confidence

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  • The book itself is well identified and supported across independent sources.
  • We still have limited information tied to this exact recording or edition.
  • We don’t yet have enough narrator-specific commentary to characterize the performance.

We have a useful picture of the audiobook, though some listening and edition-specific details are still becoming clearer.

Evidence Snapshot i

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191Retained Evidence
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Supporting sources 10
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112Discussions
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Source groups 8
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28Source Networks
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Networks 28
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2Narration Evidence
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Supporting sources 1
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0Edition Sources
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What the Evidence Adds

Useful context the synopsis doesn’t cover — patterns that may help you decide whether this book is your kind of read or listen.

Strong book evidence

Emotional Impact

Emotional stakes are a noticeable part of the book, rather than the story operating only at the level of plot or ideas.

Emotional Resonance

Emotional stakes are a noticeable part of the book, rather than the story operating only at the level of plot or ideas.

Built from 191 retained source records across 89 independent discussions and 23 source networks.

Narrator Experience

How LibriVox Community performs this particular recording.

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Performance summary

The recording is specifically described in terms of articulation or pronunciation that should help words, names, and dialogue remain easy to follow. The recording-specific commentary says the narrator handles the cast well. That supports useful character guidance without claiming distinct voices unless the source actually says they are differentiated.

This description is based on evidence specific to this recording.

Performance at a glance

What the qualified evidence says about this narration
ClarityClear & easy to followThe recording is specifically described in terms of articulation or pronunciation that should help words, names, and dialogue remain easy to follow.Moderate evidence
Character handlingHandles the cast effectivelyThe recording-specific commentary says the narrator handles the cast well. That supports useful character guidance without claiming distinct voices unless the source actually says they are differentiated.Moderate evidence

What this means for your listen

Clear or careful diction should make dialogue, names, and unfamiliar terms easier to follow over a longer listen. Positive character-handling feedback suggests the cast should remain manageable by ear, although the evidence does not necessarily establish strongly differentiated voices.

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Evidence behind this section

Counts describe support for this narrator/recording, not a quality score.
2Narration evidence records
2Independent performance sources
4Additional narrator/context records

Why we describe the performance this way

We use evidence tied specifically to this recording. Repeated observations across independent sources carry more weight than isolated comments. Narrator background and career recognition can add useful context, but they do not determine how this performance is described.

Supporting narrator & context sources5 source groups · 6 linked records
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What the Story Feels Like

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These signals describe the story’s tone, pacing, complexity, and emotional character. They do not claim to describe an unverified recording.
Pace
Brisk
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The story tends to keep moving, with enough forward momentum to make scene changes and plot turns feel relatively quick.

Why it appears: Book information and independent reader or listener observations that speak directly to this trait; recording-specific claims are kept separate unless they are actually supported.

What this means for you: The story moves with a brisk sense of momentum.

Built from the book and story evidence that speaks directly to these traits; it does not describe an unverified recording.

Reader Themes

How themes are identified
Themes appear when independent discussions repeat a meaningful idea about the story or listening experience. Counts reflect distinct discussions rather than repeated copies of the same source.
Scientific Detail4 discussions

Scientific detail is the theme readers return to most consistently, making it a useful clue to whether the book fits your tastes.

Evidence sources for these themes

Based on themes repeated across 112 independent discussions and 28 source networks.

Where Readers Agree

The strongest agreement centers on tone and pace. The leading theme appears across 11 independent discussions and 7 source networks, which makes it more than a one-off reaction. Story quality and scientific detail also recur, adding useful secondary context to why the book works for people who respond to it. Humor appears less often, so it reads more like a supporting note than the main point of agreement.

The strongest theme is independently supported across 11 discussions and 7 source networks.

Evidence sources for agreement

Is This Right for You?

This guidance is based on the book itself, not on an unverified recording.

This may be worth a look if…

  • You are looking for a literature & fiction / action & adventure story.

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Our Take

Around the World in Eighty Days fits naturally within literature & fiction and action & adventure, with scientific detail doing much of the work in shaping its appeal. Tone is one of the more consistent strengths readers point to. The narrator is confirmed, but the book itself is easier to characterize than this particular performance. Until the recording has stronger support, the narrator credit is useful context rather than a performance verdict.

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Runtime & Edition Details

Audiobook release date
2018-10-03
Language
en

Why You Can Trust This Recommendation

  • Identity and edition signals are checked separately
  • Independent discussions and source networks are counted distinctly
  • Narration claims require edition- or narrator-specific support
  • Unsupported information is withheld instead of displayed as a zero score

191 evidence records remain in the research set behind this page after filtering and deduplication.

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