Round the World in Eighty Days

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Round the world in eighty days is a book written by Jules Verne. It is from the adventure genre with a bit of comedy. The year is 1872 in London, England. He is a distinguished member of the reform club, but he is unknown to the world's famous societies of scientifics. Phileas Fogg, the main character, meets his servant Passepartout in the first chapter. Phileas Fogg bets twenty thousand pounds against Andrew Stuart, and several others members of the Reform Club that he can go around the world in eighty days. They warn him that eighty days is the minimum amount of time that anyone can circumnavigate the globe, so he would need perfect conditions to win the bet. But Phileas Fogg still thinks he can win. He makes a note that he and Passepartout will catch the train to Dover at 8:45 p.m. on that day Wednesday, October 2, and bets that he will return before 8:45 p.m. Saturday, December 21. Phileas Fogg has in his journal a space for any time saved or time lost for each point in his itinerary. He arrives at Suez with no time lost or gained: leaving London at 8:45 p.m. October 2, arriving at Paris on October 3 at 7:20 a.m. ..., arriving at Suez, Egypt on Wednesday, October 9 at 11:00 a.m. As expected that journey took six and a half days. They arrived two days ahead of schedule at Bombay, India on October 22 because the Mongolia goes faster than expected. Phileas Fogg buys an elephant for two thousand pounds so he can travel through the Indian forests. During the ride, they witness a procession in which some priests are taking a young Indian woman, Aouda, that is going to be sacrificied by the process of “suttee” the next day. Since the woman is drugged and not going by her will, the travellers decide to rescue her. There, in the sanctuary Passepartout secretly takes the place of Aouda's dead husband on the altar, on which she is to be burned the next morning.

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