answers: French writer Jules Verne
context: not entirely original; it cites in its bibliography the "Nouvelles Annales des Voyages, de la Géographie, de l'Histoire et de l'Archéologie" (August, 1869), which also contains the title "Around the World in Eighty Days" in its contents page. The "Nouvelles Annales" were written by Conrad Malte-Brun (1775–1826) and his son Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun (1816–1889). Scholars believe that Verne was aware of the "Le Tour de monde" article, the "Nouvelles Annales," or both, and that he consulted it and/or them, noting that the "Le Tour du monde" even included a trip schedule very similar to Verne's final version. A possible inspiration </s> was the traveller George Francis Train, who made four trips around the world, including one in 80 days in 1870. Similarities include the hiring of a private train and being imprisoned. Train later claimed, "Verne stole my thunder. I'm Phileas Fogg." Regarding the idea of gaining a day, Verne said of its origin: "I have a great number of scientific odds and ends in my head. It was thus that, when, one day in a Paris café, I read in the "Siècle" that a man could travel around the world in 80 days, it immediately struck me that I could </s> Around the World in Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty Days () is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (£2,075,400 in 2017) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. The story starts in London on Wednesday, 2 October 1872. Phileas Fogg is a rich British gentleman living in solitude. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives a modest life with
question: who is the author of around the world in eighty days