Of course, back then, this would have been nearly impossible to do, as they didn't have the technology we have today. However, like any regular day, he walked to the Reform club, met with some associates, and in a conversation he places a bet of 20000 pounds, saying that he can travel around the world in 80 days. Fogg’s new servant thought of him as a first impression, and it gives you some insight of what he seems to be like. "I've seen people at Madame Tussaud's as lively as my new master!" (Verne, Jules, pg.
He is extremely wealthy, straight forward, and quite eccentric. Phileas Fogg is a very punctual Englishman living the great city of London. Now let me give you a tiny glimpse of what the novel is about. (Which I read) It is now perhaps known around the world, (ha-ha, do you get it?) and it is a 192 page masterpiece! This probably took me about a good week to read (as I don’t have much time), but I bet you could possibly read this within a weekend. In fact, you should know that this book was first published in 1873 in the French Language and since then it has been translated and published in hundreds of other languages, such as English. Written by Jules Verne, it is a classical adventure novel that is a must read for anyone that is human.
Have you ever thought about traveling around it? Having an expedition in which you would travel completely around it, eventually landing back were you started? Well, an Englishman known as Phileas Fogg placed a wager on it, and he is about to take a journey of a life time in a novel called Around The World In 80 Days. The planet Earth, a vast place filled with mysteries and adventure that we all can call home.
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