MAIN CHARACTER / PROTAGONIST

PHILEAS FOGG The hero of this story is a wealthy

Englishman who took up a challenge to travel around the world in eighty days.

MAIN CHARACTER

JEAN PASSEPARTOUT He was Phileas Fogg’s new butler. He had

just been hired when he and Phileas started on the trip around the world.

MINOR CHARACTER

DETECTIVE FIX He was one of the detectives who was trying

to catch the man who had robbed the Bank of England. He was convinced that Phileas Fogg was the robber.

MINOR CHARACTER

AOUDA The daughter of a wealthy merchant in

Bombay. After her rescue, she travelled with Phileas on his journey. She grew to love Phileas and was willing to marry him.

MINOR CHARACTERS

PHILEAS FOGG FRIENDS AT THE REFORM CLUB.

Andrew Stuart; Thomas Flanagan;John Sullivan; Samuel Fallentin;

Ralph Gauthier

CHAPTER 1:THE NEW BUTLER

Mr Phileas Fogg Lived at No 7 Savile Row in London, England. He was a tall man with dark hair and a serious face. He was forty years old with hair and whiskers that were turning grey.

Phileas was a wealthy gentleman who lived alone with only a butler to attend to his needs. When he was not at home, he could be found in the Reform Club where he had his meals.

He was very particular about how things were done. That very morning, he had fired his butler, James, for bringing him shaving water two degrees colder than he had specified.

Phileas sat in the living room and waited for his new butler. A clock in the room showed the hours, minutes, seconds, days, months and years. The new butler, Jean Passepartout, arrived.

Phileas informed Passepartout that it was eleven twenty-six on Wednesday, October 2, 1867 and that he was hired. Phileas then put on his hat and left the house.

Passepartout had been searching for the perfect job since he had left Paris five years ago. He carved an orderly life and jumped at the chance to be Phileas’ butler.

Passepartout explored the house and found it clean and tidy. Everything sparkled and had a place. In his bedroom, he saw electric bells and speaking tubes that allowed him to keep in touch with the lower floors.

There was even an electric clock exactly like the clock in the living room. Hanging on the wall was the schedule for his chores.

According to the schedule, Phileas woke up at exactly eight o’clock every morning. He had breakfast precisely twenty-three minutes later and he shaved at nine thirty-seven.

Even his shoes and clothes were numbered according to when they were worn. Passepartout remarked to himself that he and Phileas would get along just fine.

END OF CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2:THE WAGER

Phileas walked to the Reform Club where he met his friends and spent most of the day. His friends were:

Andrew Stuart, an engineer;Thomas Flanigan, a landowner;John Sullivan and Samuel Fallentin, both newspaper owners;

Ralph Gauthier, who worked for the Bank of England.

They talked about the recent bank robbery. The robber had escaped with fifty-five thousand pounds.

Andrew thought that the bank would not recover the money. Ralph did not agree and was confident that the robber would be caught.

According to eyewitness reports, a well-dressed gentleman had been seen in the room where the money had been stolen.

Ralph believed that the reward of two thousand pounds offered by the bank would be an incentive for the detectives to work extra hard to catch the robber.

Thomas commented that the world was big enough to hide a single thief but Phileas and Ralph disagreed. They felt the world had become smaller due to the increased speed at which man could travel.

Phileas said that a man could travel around the world in eighty days. John agreed with him and displayed the paper which detailed the account of exactly how it could be done.

The paper accounted for every foreseeable problem and came up with a timeline of eighty days.

Andrew, however did not believe it could be done. He wagered four thousand pounds that it was impossible to go around the world in just eighty days.

Phileas accepted Andrew’s wager and put down twenty thousand pounds for his part of agreement. The rest of the men were the witnesses to the agreement.

Phileas told the men that he would take the train leaving for Dover at eight forty-five that night. It was Wednesday, October 2, and Phileas had to be back in the room by Saturday, December 21, at eight forty-five p.m. or he would lose his money.

The two men signed a paper sealing the deal. Phileas then calmly suggested one last round of cards.

END OF CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3:THE JOURNEY BEGINS

When Phileas returned home, he shouted for Passepartout three times before the new butler appeared.

Phileas informed Passepartout that they were leaving for Dover in ten minutes to commence a trip around the world and that they had to be back in England in eighty days.

Phileas instructed Passepartout to pack carpetbags with two shirts and three pairs of socks each. They would buy whatever they needed along th way. Passepartout was stunned.

After packing, he joined Phileas who was carrying two travel guides, one for the railways and one for the boats. Phileas placed both books and his wallet into his carpetbag.

Phileas handed the butler his bag, warning him to be careful with it as it contained twenty thousand pounds. Passepartout nearly dropped the bag in shock.

They took a cab to the railway station and caught the train with five minutes to spare. The train whistle blew and they were off!

END OF CHAPTER 3