Verne classic gets a look by Waterfront Book Group

The Waterfront Book Group will discus “Around the World in 80 Days” by Jules Verne at the group’s meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at Waterfront Park Community Center.

The Waterfront Book Group will discus “Around the World in 80 Days” by Jules Verne at the group’s meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at Waterfront Park Community Center.

Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a 20,000-pound wager (roughly 1.3 million pounds today) set by his friends at the Reform Club.

The meeting is free and open to everyone.

For more information, call the library at 206-842-4162 or visit www.krl.org.