Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days, retold for HSK 5 readers — a manga graded reader in Simplified Chinese with pinyin
By The Robot Book Club · 2026
62 pages · 7 lessons · 7 chapters
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A high-stakes, globe-trotting adventure that perfectly maps to a 7-day reading challenge, making the reader feel the ticking clock of the 80-day wager. This novelization delivers action, physical comedy, and geographical spectacle in exciting daily bites. Learners will be hooked by the sheer momentum of the journey and rewarded by the emotional warmth of a cold, punctual man learning to risk his rigid schedule for love and loyalty.
Table of Contents
An eccentric English gentleman fires his loyal servant simply because his morning shaving water is exactly two degrees too cold.
A massive avalanche completely crushes the train tracks, threatening to destroy Fogg's wager on the very first leg of the trip.
Inspector Fix slips aboard the Egyptian steamer disguised as a friendly passenger, smiling warmly at the men he plans to arrest.
Just as the exhausted group steps into Calcutta with the rescued princess, armed guards suddenly throw Fogg and Passepartout into a jail cell.
Sailing across the Pacific, Inspector Fix realizes a terrible legal truth: he must help his enemy win the race before he can arrest him.
Fogg returns to the railway station with his rescued friend, only to watch the smoke of their departing train fade over the snowy horizon.
The very second Fogg's boots finally touch British soil, Inspector Fix gleefully slaps heavy iron handcuffs onto his wrists.