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Book Summary of Around The World In Eighty Days

Around the world in eighty days, a classic novel by the French writer Jules Verne, was first published in 1873. Set in the early 1800's, before there were planes or high speed vehicles so that it took a long time to travel, this book is a fascinating adventure story filled with action and romance.
The main character in this story is Phileas Fogg, a wealthy Englishman. He made a bet that he could travel around the world in no more then 80 days. He risks his entire fortune on this bet and sets out along with his French valet Passepartout to circumnavigate the world within eighty days.
Fogg travels across 4 continents and makes 12 stops around the world. Throughout his journey he meets many people and gets into many dangerous situations. This fantastic expedition ends with Fogg winning his bet with only a few minutes to spare.
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Index
1. Phileas Fogg and Passepartout
2. Passepartout Atarts Afresh
3. The Bet
4. The Departure
5. Rumour Has It
6. The Arrival at Suez
7. Suez And Off Again
8. Fix Confronts Passepartout
9. Onto India
10. The Servant and His Shoes
11. The Forest Delay
12. To The Rescue
13. Saving Aouda
14. Onto Calcutta
15. The Trial
16. Fix Questions Passepartout
17. From Singapore to Hongkong
18. Hong Kong
19. Passepartout is Drugged
20. Onward to Yokohama
21. The Storm And After
22. Passepartout's side of the story
23. Yokohama City
24. Across the Pacific
25. Colonel Proctor
26. An Encounter With the Buffaloes
27. Salt Lake City and the Mormons
28. Across the bridge
29. Colonel Proctor And The Indian Attack
30. Rescuing Passepartout
31. Sledges And All!
32. Captain Speedy and the Henrietta
33. Phileas Fogg Takes Charge
34. Phileas Fogg is Detained
35. Aouda's Proposal
36. At The Reform Club
37. Fogg Wins After All
Contents :
Index
1. Phileas Fogg and Passepartout
2. Passepartout Atarts Afresh
3. The Bet
4. The Departure
5. Rumour Has It
6. The Arrival at Suez
7. Suez And Off Again
8. Fix Confronts Passepartout
9. Onto India
10. The Servant and His Shoes
11. The Forest Delay
12. To The Rescue
13. Saving Aouda
14. Onto Calcutta
15. The Trial
16. Fix Questions Passepartout
17. From Singapore to Hongkong
18. Hong Kong
19. Passepartout is Drugged
20. Onward to Yokohama
21. The Storm And After
22. Passepartout's side of the story
23. Yokohama City
24. Across the Pacific
25. Colonel Proctor
26. An Encounter With the Buffaloes
27. Salt Lake City and the Mormons
28. Across the bridge
29. Colonel Proctor And The Indian Attack
30. Rescuing Passepartout
31. Sledges And All!
32. Captain Speedy and the Henrietta
33. Phileas Fogg Takes Charge
34. Phileas Fogg is Detained
35. Aouda's Proposal
36. At The Reform Club
37. Fogg Wins After All
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