AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS
In Victorian London, a gentleman of exact routine and impeccable calm shocks his colleagues with the bold claim that he can travel around the world in just eighty days. His name is Phileas Fogg.
With nothing more than a pocket watch, a world map, and a freshly hired valet named Passepartout, he sets off to prove it… staking his entire fortune on the line. From the bustling markets of Bombay to the wild frontiers of America, Fogg and Passepartout must navigate train delays, stormy seas, and unexpected detours.
Shadowing their every move is Detective Fix, convinced that Fogg is no daring traveler, but the very man who robbed the Bank of England. Fix will stop at nothing to bring him to justice.
Every day counts. Every minute matters. As the clock ticks and obstacles rise, this whirlwind adventure pushes its travelers to the edge of the map—and the edge of themselves. Is the world truly conquerable in eighty days? Or will Fogg’s quest unravel before the final train whistle blows? Time is the enemy. Adventure is the only way through. This is Around the World in Eighty Days.
Part One: A Daring Bet and the Race Against Time
Chapter 1: In which Phileas Fogg and Passepartout accept each other, the one as master, the other as man
Chapter 2: In which Passepartout is convinced that he has at last found his ideal
Chapter 3: In which a conversation takes place that seems likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear
Chapter 4: In which Phileas Fogg astonishes Passepartout, his servant
Chapter 5: In which a new species of funds, unknown to the moneyed men, appears on ’Change’
Chapter 6: In which Fix, the detective, betrays a very natural impatience
Chapter 7: Which once more demonstrates the uselessness of passports as aids to detectives
Chapter 8: In which Passepartout talks rather more, perhaps, than is prudent
Chapter 9: In which the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean prove propitious to the designs of Phileas Fogg
Part Two: Adventure, Danger, and a Change of Plans
Chapter 10: In which Passepartout is only too glad to get off with the loss of his shoes
Chapter 11: In which Phileas Fogg secures a curious means of conveyance at a fabulous price
Chapter 12: In which Phileas Fogg and his companions venture across the Indian forests, and what ensued
Chapter 13: In which Passepartout receives a new proof that fortune favors the brave
Chapter 14: In which Phileas Fogg descends the whole length of the beautiful valley of the Ganges, without ever thinking of seeing it
Chapter 15: In which the bag of banknotes disgorges some thousands of pounds more
Chapter 16: In which Fix does not seem to understand in the least what is said to him
Chapter 17: Showing what happened on the voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong
Chapter 18: In which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout, and Fix go each about his business
Chapter 19: In which Passepartout takes a too great interest in his master, and what comes of it
Chapter 20: In which Fix comes face to face with Phileas Fogg
Chapter 21: In which the master of the “Tankadere” runs great risk of losing a reward of two hundred pounds
Chapter 22: In which Passepartout finds out that, even at the antipodes, it is convenient to have some money in one’s pocket
Part Three: Storms, Bandits, and the Wild West
Chapter 23: In which Passepartout’s nose becomes outrageously long
Chapter 24: During which Mr. Fogg and party cross the Pacific Ocean
Chapter 25: In which a slight glimpse is had of San Francisco
Chapter 26: In which Phileas Fogg and party travel by the Pacific Railroad
Chapter 27: In which Passepartout undergoes, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, a course of Mormon history
Chapter 28: In which Passepartout does not succeed in making anybody listen to reason
Chapter 29: In which certain incidents are narrated which are only to be met with on American railroads
Chapter 30: In which Phileas Fogg simply does his duty
Chapter 31: In which Fix, the detective, considerably furthers the interests of Phileas Fogg
Part Four: Setbacks, Surprises, and a Shocking Twist
Chapter 32: In which Phileas Fogg engages in a direct struggle with bad fortune
Chapter 33: In which Phileas Fogg shows himself equal to the occasion
Chapter 34: In which Phileas Fogg at last reaches London
Chapter 35: In which Phileas Fogg does not have to repeat his orders to Passepartout twice
Chapter 36: In which Phileas Fogg’s name is once more at a premium on ’Change’
Chapter 37: In which it is shown that Phileas Fogg gained nothing by his tour around the world, except happiness
