Jules Verne (12)

In the novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, author Jules Verne includes descriptions of various rail and shipping lines that were newly built during the technological innovations of nineteenth century. From reading the novel and after researching about the author’s history, I think the narrator might have accepted some companies’ requests to include their names and information onto the book. I would have omitted such information, because I think it distracted readers from the main plot. I feel that the author could have included more necessary information, such as a brief background history or description of the country (setting), because I think it would have helped readers follow through the novel.