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10. Does the front cover of the book make you understand the story?

My book is a novel called Around the world in Eighty Days. It


was originally written by the Frenchman Jules Verne in 1873 and later
translated into English. The main characters of story are Phileas Fogg, his
servant Passepartout an detective Fix, but there are secondary roles, as
well, that are instrumental in the unfolding of the story.
Each book has its special front cover which has the intention to
introduce the candidate readers to the topic, giving to them a little taste
concerning the story. In addition, there is an extra goal; to strike and
attract them in order to be motivated them to read the book.
Regarding the front cover of this book, it is about an uncommon
and attractive cover which provokes the readers curiosity. In particular, it
presents a carriage of train that may have been derailed and two people
on it, a girl and a man, who seem to be in danger.
Therefore, examining carefully the front cover, we are not able to
comprehend the fundamental meaning of the story but only some points
of the plot. To be more specific, we can assume that the story concerns
various journeys and possible dangers along the way but in one case, we
can understand the accurate plot that is regard with the bet which the
protagonist made and the journeys that had been followed around the
world in eighty days.
Moreover, the title of the book, which is included in the front
cover, makes us suspicious that the book is related with a tour around the
world. In addition, it informs us that this tour lasted eighty days but we
are not aware of the reasons or the conditions of travelling.
All in all, I believe that the front cover is as instructive and
informative as it is necessary in order to fire our imagination and urge us
to read the book immediately!

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