Around the world with ten sous in your pocket

Paul d'Ivoire (1856-1915) is the pseudonym of the French writer Paul Deleûtre, the author of more than two dozen adventure novels that enjoyed great commercial success. His works were distinguished by vivid storytelling, exotic settings and tense plots in which the heroes were thrown into a whirlpool of incredible events.

This edition presents his fascinating novel "Around the World with Ten Sous in My Pocket". The main character, Armand Lavarède, receives an unexpected condition for receiving a multi-million dollar inheritance - he must travel around the world with only ten sous. Having challenged fate, he sets off on a journey full of dangers, chance encounters, trials and unexpected alliances.

In addition to dizzying adventures, the novel offers picturesque sketches of life in various corners of the world, allowing the reader, together with the hero, to plunge into the atmosphere of distant lands and experience the spirit of a real journey.