Help~Around the World in Eighty Day~

English nobleman Phileas Fogg, a very strict and emotionless man, gets wound up in a bet at his gentlemen's club: He has to prove that it is possible to travel around the whole world in only 80 days. Together with his new butler Passepartout, who expected a different first day at work, he takes off instantly to Paris, where they miss the train to Marseilles. But a travel agent called Thomas Cook offers them his captive balloon, which carries them to Spain instead. Passepartout's skills are necessary in a bullfight in order to get them a ship that should take them back onto their planned route. An ominous Mr. Fix starts crossing their path more and more often, he somehow seems to try to hinder their forthcoming. In the deep jungles of India, the butler's skills are again needed in a case of rescuing beautiful Princess Aouda, who is to be burnt alive at the side of her dead husband. In Hongkong, Passepartout meets drugs in a involuntarily manner and in the United States, the wild, wild west takes its toll. All the time, Mr. Fogg has his usual timetable and meal schedule running at normal pace, so that all the waves have to be broken by Passepartout. And he won't get paid much, because he left the gas running, back in London. When the journey comes to a dramatic returning to England, Mr. Fogg has to cope with the facts that he seems to have lost the bet by some hours, but gained something he never seemed to have: emotion.

Summary written by Julian Reischl {[email protected]}

Around the World in Eighty Days is a story about
travel and adventure. It is set in the nineteenthcentury. At that time, there were no aeroplanes. It wasslow and difficult to travel. In the story the main character, PhileasFogg,believes that it is possible to travel around the world ineighty days. He betshis friends twenty thousandpounds that he will be able to do it. His new servant,
Passepartout, goes with him on the tour of the world.Mr Fogg and Passepartout travel by different kinds oftransport: steamships, railways, sledges, and even
elephants! They visit Egypt, India, Hong Kong, Japanand America. They have lots of exciting adventures inthese places. In India, they risk their lives to save abeautiful princess.Around the World in Eighty Days is a very popularstory. It has been made into films many times. JackieChan starred in the 2004 version. The challenge oftravelling around the world in eighty days hasinterested people for many years. In 1889, journalistNellie Bly managed to make the journey in seventy-twodays. She wrote about her adventures in a newspaper,the New York World. In 1988, the actor Michael Palintook on the same challenge. He travelled around theworld without using an aircraft. He completed hisjourney before the deadline. He recorded his
adventures for a TV programme, also called Around theWorld in Eighty Days.