Montblanc’s Tribute to Jules Verne & Around the World In 80 Days Since 1979, Jules Verne has been the second most-translated author in the world, right up there with William Shakespeare and Agatha Christie. These 3 titles have been repurposed countless times for film and television, also making an appearance within comic books, video games, opera, and theater.
Around the World quickly became the most popular novel in his Voyages Extraordinaires series. First Journey to the Center of the Earth was released in 1864, then Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas in 1870, and finally in 1872 our title of focus, Around the World in Eighty Days, was released under publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel. Jules Gabriel Verne is the author responsible for making some of the most successful and internationally adored adventure novels of the 19 th century.
