Around the World in Eighty Days (Masterplots II: World Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Jules Verne
- First Published: 1873
- Type of Work: Travel/romance
- Time of Work: October 2 through December 21, 1872
- Setting: London, India, Japan, America, and places between
- Principal Characters: Phileas Fogg, Jean Passepartout, Fix, Aouda
- 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
The Novel
Around the World in Eighty Days is, as the title suggests, the story of a journey around the world. The focus throughout is on the remarkable journey by Phileas Fogg and his companions. The places visited, the people encountered, the customs and cultures noted, the scenery observed—these make up the fabric of this work.
The situation at the beginning is twofold: For Fogg’s newly hired valet, it is an opportunity to work for a man who leads a steady, stable life. Passepartout believes that his new master never goes anywhere except to the Reform...
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