TABLE of CONTENTS Chapter 1 The Wager of Phileas Fogg 4 Chapter 2 The Journey Begins 6 Chapter 3 Unexpected Adventure 10 Chapter 4 The Separation of Passepartout 16 Chapter 5 To America 20 Chapter 6 The Journey Back 24 Chapter 7 The Race to England 27 About the Author 30 Additional Works 31 Glossary 31 Websites 32
Chapter 1 The Wager of Phileas Fogg October 2 1872 The Reform Club London DID YOU HEAR WITH THAT ABOUT THE ROBBER AMOUNT HE CAN WHO STOLE £50 000 VANISH ANYWHERE MADE OFF WITH A IN THE WORLD THE FORTUNE WORLD IS LARGE ENOUGH GAUTHIER ONE CAN TRAVEL THE WORLD TEN TIMES FASTER NOW THAN A CENTURY AGO THAT WILL RESULT IN THE RAPID CAPTURE OF THE THIEF PHILEAS YOU'VE HIT UPON A FUNNY WAY OF SHOWING THAT THE WORLD HAS GOTTEN SMALLER YOU'RE SAYING THAT ONE CAN TRAVEL THE WORLD IN THREE MONTHS YES NOW THAT THE GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA RAILWAY BETWEEN ROTHAL AND ALLAHABAD HAS BEEN OPENED SEE HERE IN AS FEW AS 80 DAYS MY GOOD FRIEND
YES 80 DAYS BUT COME ON MR FOGG THAT'S MAKING NO ALLOWANCE FOR ROUGH WEATHER HEADWINDS WRECKS AND ALL MANNER OF DELAYS ALLOWING FOR EVERYTHING MR STEWART I WAGER YOU £20 000 WON'T MAKE IT AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS VERY WELL I ACCEPT YOUR WAGER WITH TODAY BEING OCTOBER 2 I SHALL BE BACK HERE ON THE 21ST OF DECEMBER OH AND HERE'S TWO TRUMPS I WIN YOU'RE LEAVING I SHALL SEE YOU AGAIN ON THE 21ST OF DECEMBER AT EXACTLY THIS TIME 8 45 P M GOOD EVENING GENTLEMEN GOOD LUCK MY FRIEND THIS VERY NIGHT
