Around the World in Eighty Days (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Jules Verne
- First Published: 1873
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Adventure
- Time of Work: October 2 through December 21, 1872
- Setting: A tour of the world
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Social issues, Friendship, Detectives, Loyalty, Ships, Trains, Flight, Adventure, Elephants, Private investigators, Technology, Contests, Hot air balloons, blimps, or dirigibles, Transportation
- Locales: Europe, Asia, London, England, North America, Airspace
Characters Discussed
Phileas Fogg (FIHL-ee-uhs), an English gentleman living in London. A tall, well-built man about forty years old, with light brown hair and a beard, he lives a quiet life of great regularity. Being independently wealthy, he spends most of his day at the Reform Club reading, taking his meals, and playing whist. Apparently having lived a life of travel and adventure some years earlier, he is a man of honor and integrity. Challenged by his whist partners to prove his contention that it is possible to travel around the world in eighty days, he agrees to make the...
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