Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager of £20,000 (equivalent to £2.3 million in 2023) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne’s most acclaimed works.[4]
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Book: Around the World in Eighty Days
Author: Jules Verne, 1828–1905
Translator: George Makepeace Towle, 1841–1893
First published: 1873
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CONTENTS
I.
In which Phileas Fogg and Passepartout accept each
other, the one as master, the other as man
II.
In which Passepartout is convinced that he has at last
found his ideal
III.
In which a conversation takes place which seems likely
to cost Phileas Fogg dear
IV.
In which Phileas Fogg astounds Passepartout, his
servant
V.
In which a new species of funds, unknown to the
moneyed men, appears on ’Change
VI.
In which Fix, the detective, betrays a very natural
impatience
VII.
Which once more demonstrates the uselessness of
passports as aids to detectives
VIII.
In which Passepartout talks rather more, perhaps, than
is prudent
IX.
In which the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean prove
propitious to the designs of Phileas Fogg
X.
In which Passepartout is only too glad to get off with the
loss of his shoes
XI.
In which Phileas Fogg secures a curious means of
conveyance at a fabulous price
XII.
In which Phileas Fogg and his companions venture
across the Indian forests, and what ensued
