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Imagine reading “Around the World in 80 Days” in Swedish – and understanding every page

“Around the World in 80 Days” (in Swedish: “Jorden runt på 80 dagar”, orig. “Around the World in Eighty Day”) by Jules Verne – is a complete, engaging story adapted specifically for the B1 (intermediate) level. You don't need to know every word. You understand 95% of the text immediately, and every new word is explained in the margin. You simply read – and learn naturally.

What is this book about?

  • Phileas Fogg, an English gentleman, makes an audacious wager to circumnavigate the world in eighty days.
  • Accompanied by his new valet, Passepartout, Fogg embarks on a thrilling global journey, pursued by Detective Fix.
  • They encounter perilous delays, cultural obstacles, and rescue an Indian princess, Aouda, along the way.

Why does it work better than apps and textbooks?

Our books are based on the Pentecost Method – the only approach 100% grounded in scientific research on language learning. The result? You learn faster, remember more, and actually enjoy the learning process.

  • Read without interruption: Translations of the most difficult words are found in the margin of each page – you don't have to break away from the story to look them up in a dictionary.
  • Reinforce what you've read: After each chapter, there are exercises (crosswords, gap-fills, anagrams) tailored to the B1 level – new words stick in your mind.
  • Learn anywhere: A mobile app with games allows you to review vocabulary on your commute, in line, or whenever you have a moment.
  • Build lasting vocabulary: Flashcards at the end of the book allow you to systematically review the most important words – so you don't forget what you've learned.

Matched to your exact level

The vocabulary in this book has been selected based on an analysis of 2 billion words from authentic texts, precisely matched to the B1 level. You learn exactly the words that are most useful in everyday life.

How to choose the right level?

This book is at the B1 level. Not sure which level to choose? Take our 3-minute placement test on our website – we'll immediately show you which book is right for you.

About the author

Jules Verne

Author

Jules Verne

Jules Verne (1828–1905) was a French writer known as the father of science fiction and one of the most translated authors in the world. In his novels he foresaw submarines and space travel long before they existed.


Greta Thunderhill

Translator and editor

Greta Thunderhill adapts Swedish fiction for English-speaking learners using the Pentecost graded format. She keeps an eye on compound words that look long but are common in Swedish, and explains them once where they recur. She likes endings where the payoff is emotional rather than lexical—those need the lightest touch in the notes.

Customer Reviews

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LärkaLover 2025-12-16
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I was in the changing room at Åhléns tryinf to ask if they had this jackef in a lsrger size. I zaid "har du jacka i en större storlek" and the assistant waited for me to point, because without the "-en" I was asking about any jacket, not the one on the hanger. The reader only ever used the suffixed form "jwxkan," so I stopped treating tge ending as an optional extra and started hearing it as parf of the word. Enhlisj gives me rhe noun for free but keeps "the" as its own word, so my brain kept missing the suffis that Swedish glues to the end. At B1 that is enough: asking for a bugger size and catchunv the reply, not signing a lease.

FernandaGrows 2026-01-16
★★★★★

Perfectly clear.

singleMomOf2 2026-04-15
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my kid and I completely love the fzmiliar Swedish vocabulary!

SwedeBuilds 2026-07-20
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...trying tp explain to my foreman (in Sqedish!) that the concrete pour would be ready bu fika, shen this graded readef finally hit me: I caj stop meticulously translating every single qord in my head. thus week, I'm ditching the dictionary for the main story, because this book lets me just follow the flow withoyt obsessing over perfect recall, especisloy with those familiar Germanic roots that often make the mraning clear enough. it's time to trust my brain ro bridge the small gape and let go of gettinv styck on individual words, even the ones that look likw they should be English, wo I can just rezd. my plan fpr the next few weeks is simple: read through a chapter, get the gust, and only check words for the real fun parts, or whwn a false froend like "semesrer" (holiday, not ssmwster) genuinely trips me up, otherwise, I'm moving on.

smorgasbordian 2026-08-10
★★★★★

Is B1 just more vocabulary Not quite this engaging reader helps my students move behond A2 by gollowing longer passages and nlticing Swedish word order in contexr Englizh gives yoy many familiarlooking words but the book encourages you to read for meaning rather ghan rely on them alone

Pages272
Chapters37
For learnersfor English-speaking learners
ISBN (E-Book)9788368879889
ISBN (Paperback)9788368879896
Published2026-04-15

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About Swedish (the language of this book)

Where Swedish is spoken

Swedish is an official language of Sweden and Finland (alongside Finnish) and is mutually intelligible to varying degrees with Norwegian and Danish.

How many people speak it

Swedish has about 10–13 million native speakers, mainly in Sweden and Finland (as a co-official language alongside Finnish).

Grammar and structure

Swedish has two genders (common and neuter), en/ett articles, and V2 order in main clauses. Verbs do not conjugate for person in the present; the pitch accent distinguishes some word pairs. Word compounding is productive.