Around the World in Eighty Days

Name: Around the World in Eighty Days
Author: Jules Verne

Phileas Fogg is a wealthy and enigmatic member of the Reform Club. His daily habits are precise and predictable, with a focus on reading the papers and playing whist. He has no known family or friends and lives alone in his mansion in Saville Row. A new servant, Jean Passepartout, is hired to replace James Forster, who was dismissed for being four minutes late. Passepartout's past experience includes various trades such as singing, circus-riding, and firefighting. He hopes to live a tranquil life with Mr. Fogg.

By Jules Verne · First published 1873 · Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Travel · 37 chapters · 75,828 words

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In which Phileas Fogg and Passepartout accept each other, the one as master, the other as man.

Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington Gardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814. He was one of the most noticeable members of the Reform Club, though he seemed always to avoid attracting attention; an enigmatical personage, about whom little was known, except that he was a polished man of the world. People said that he resembled Byron -- at least that his head was Byronic; but he was a bearded, tranquil Byron, who might live on a thousand years without growing old.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Jules Verne
Date: 1873 CE
Language: English
Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction, Travel, Victorian Literature
Length: 75,828 words
Structure: 37 chapters, 1,680 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Adventure — The book narrates a journey filled with various challenging and exciting events that occur while traveling around the world.
Science Fiction — The book contains elements of futuristic technology and scientific concepts for its time, such as the idea of traveling around the world in just eighty days.
Travel — The story revolves around the protagonist's journey across the globe, experiencing and describing various cultures and locations.
Victorian Literature — The book was written during the Victorian era, and it portrays the cultural and societal norms of that time.