It is paradoxical, but true: today such texts are perceived more as an exotic fantasy than as the most classic of the genre in its original performance. Because the realities of industrial human existence over 140 years have significantly shifted towards the miracle predicted by Clark: "... any developed technology is indistinguishable from magic ...".

Today this “record” is beaten in a very peculiar way: “…Scottish cyclist Mark Beaumont set a new world record by cycling around the world in 79 days. To do this, he had to drive an average of 386 km daily ... ". These are the current transport industrial realities.

Both the movie and the cartoon (filmed "according to the book") - realized, first of all, the goal of creating a "spectacular drive". That is why these video options look like the realities of some parallel universe, like some kind of fabulous fantasy. And my grandson, for example, for a long time could not understand “what is the point” of exactly 80 days, why not 79 and not 81. For transport problems in this context have not been perceived by the majority of the population for a long time. If desired, it is possible to fly around the planet in 80 hours, even without the use of space facilities.

It is the book, dear potential reader, that can return the "primordial sensations" of this adventure (as it was planned by the author). This is exactly the case

Score: 9

Ladies and Gentlemen! Dear ladies and gentlemen! Come on! Do not be shy! For just a couple of pence, experience one of the most famous adventures in the history of literature! Or, if you are a gambler, with the most famous bet! In just 80 days, Mr. Phileas Fogg is ready to make trip around the world! This rather pragmatic gentleman and well-known homebody is ready to put all his property on the line! Yes Yes! You heard right, ladies and gentlemen!

Mr. Fogg is ready to embark on this adventure, changing trains and packet boats with mathematical precision on the way to his goal! What awaits him on the way? What dangers await our traveler? Will it be weather conditions or Indian Brahmins? Breakdowns on the way or human cunning? Just a few pence and you'll know all the details, ladies and gentlemen!

Mr. Fogg will not be alone on this journey! With him travels his faithful servant Passepartout - an honest Frenchman who endlessly admires his master, and a young lady - Auda, the circumstances of the meeting with which it is better to miss!

This adventure will not do without a villain! A certain detective Fix is ​​after our heroes, suggesting that Phileas Fogg robbed a bank! Just think! To accuse Phileas Fogg, a model of integrity, of such a thing is the height of recklessness!

Ladies and gentlemen, for just a couple of pence you will get a wonderful story about the British character who can overcome any obstacles, visit exotic countries, travel all over America by train and cross the Pacific Ocean - everything in order to be on time!

Score: 9

So my first acquaintance with the work of Jules Verne took place. Of course, I saw references to it (“The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”, at least), but I didn’t have to read it. However, I corrected this shortcoming.

So, "Around the World in 80 Days" is a fairly short novel about traveling ... around the world in 80 days. We have three protagonists, a bet and many transfers from train to train, from train to boat, from boat to boat, from boat to train, and so on.

Phileas Fogg is a shocking man, a true Englishman, strict and punctual to the point of eerily. His image is mainly served from the words of Passepartout. It is he who is the initiator of the bet that turned his life upside down.

Jean Passepartout is a servant who entered the service of Fogg literally on the day of the bet. In many ways, Fogg owes it to him. In character, he resembles Sam from The Lord of the Rings (although Sam was "born" much later) - rustic, reliable.

Fix is ​​a British detective. He thinks Fogg is a thief, which is why he chases Phileas around the world.

In terms of the plot, everything is simple - this is an action game in its purest form. No stops and lengthy discussions, no descriptions of one tree for 10 pages. The plot is condensed, but condensed to the point where it hasn't slipped into "newspaper style" yet. And then I came to one of the main virtues of Verne's book - the language and style. The French author writes very interestingly, simply, but vividly. To be honest, I would say that the language of the book is modern. But the novel was written in 1872. However, I did not experience any "temporary rejection". Whose merit this is - Verne or the translator - I do not know. But the fact remains – the language is very lively, modern, beautiful. Reading is really pleasant, there is no desire to scroll through the page or paragraph.

Conclusion: a wonderful novel with an adventure plot, light love line and final intrigue. I think that the fact that Around the World in 80 Days is a bright, clear book is a big plus, it is pleasant and interesting to read. And therefore I will continue further acquaintance with Jules Verne.

Score: 9

As a child, Jules Verne passed me by. Therefore, there was a desire to correct the existing state of affairs. When I started reading, I did not expect that I would be captured with such force. First of all, I liked the contrasting construction of the work: opposing the imperturbable Phileas Fogg to exciting events, an indescribable feeling of the impossibility of what is happening is created. The very personality of the protagonist, shrouded in mystery, is intriguing. This technique is often used by the author in his works, creating a central image around which various events take place, and which is a unifying principle.

Fascinating events and incidents do not let you get bored even for a minute. Of course, there is a lot of naivety in the book and the constant attempt to create the image of a “knight without fear and reproach” rather pays tribute to the time and the spirit that hovered in past centuries. Because of this, the book becomes an illustration of the future that we now have.

For whom traveling by train or liner is now impossible? But once there were so many obstacles for such a voyage. After reading the book, you can look at the present from a different point of view, this will add new taste sensations to your life.

And why would they do all this if they decided? See the world? Relax?

And what would you get as a result?

And as in a real adventure book, let there be a share of inexhaustible romance and frailty of everything earthly, in comparison with finding a loved one!

Spoiler (plot reveal) (click on it to see)

“What did he gain as a result of his trip? What did he bring with him?

Nothing, some will say? Yes, nothing, except for a charming wife who - no matter how it seems

incredible - made him the most happy man in the world!

Isn't it worth going around the world to do that?"

Would you go for this?

Score: 10

Reading Jules Verne, I now understand that I do not experience the feelings that the author expects from me, which is a pity. He wants to show that the progress of his time leads to faster travel speed, which helps countries to get closer, both literally and metaphorically. In theory, one should be delighted, but today, a century later, we know where all the locomotives arrived and all the balloons flew in (the latest technological achievements under Verne). They met at one point - the twentieth century, the era of the bloodiest wars and revolutions in the history of mankind.

Today, such books of the nineteenth century are often read not with dreams of going to the future, but with a desire to get into the past and perhaps correct it a little bit, however, in their beautiful essence leave everything the same perfect golden age. I think this is where steampunk arose, as a phenomenon and also a genre about “ours”, suddenly transported somewhere or sometime. I try not to think like that when reading and believe that my time is the best, but it doesn't always work out.

I often imagine how great it would be to travel exactly in the century before last, when there were no color photographs, or films, and see all things for the first time. How many bright and fresh impressions would I get, not clouded documentaries. Yes, even though the people of that time had a lot of erroneous information, but okay, our people are not omniscient either.

I think this book should not be advised, I think every self-respecting person should read some things in his life, regardless of whether he was told to do it, or forbidden. I don’t know for what purpose you take a book, enjoy the past as a tourist guide, or still try to get infected with the naive dreaming of those times, I wish you to enjoy reading. I have read it several times myself.

Score: 10

I read this book after watching many TV versions of it. And I can say that I liked the book much more than all its film and television brothers.

In the book, first of all, its documentary nature attracts, it seems that you are reading the diary of a real traveler, with all his entries about expenses, delays, mode of transport and adventures. In my opinion, there are much fewer adventures in this work than in Captain Grant's Children or 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, but this is understandable, because this journey is an attempt to go around the world in the shortest time period. This means that it is necessary to use the latest vehicles and means of communication, which does not allow the heroes to move far from civilization.

However, in this journey, there was a place for some elements of the "standard" adventure set (rescue of an Indian princess with the subsequent development of a romantic line, an attack by Indians on a train, etc.). But still, in the book, the heroes are much more annoyed by "everyday" obstacles that are overcome with the help of Mr. Fogg's "thick" bag.

I don't know if it was possible at that time to make such a journey. After all, there were not so many force majeure circumstances on the way of the heroes. I know one thing, this book was written by a romantic and a master of the pen, and it must be read at least once. Indeed, in the end, Willy Fogg's main "trophy" was not cash prize(he was equal to travel expenses), but moral satisfaction from the achieved goal and found love. Isn't that worth making this trip?

Score: 8

This novel is one of the most famous works. But, with all due respect to the author, it is not one of my favorites. Firstly, there is absolutely no fantastic element in it. Rather, this novel is another tribute to the technical progress so beloved by Jules Verne, which is making our planet ever closer. The main characters are the imperturbable Fogg, the lively Passepartout, and the detective Fix. committed fatal mistake, are colorful enough, but did not become as familiar to me as the indomitable Captain Hatteras, the mysterious Nemo or the eccentric Paganel. The adventures of the heroes are quite entertaining. I remember most of all the journey in the wilds of India. But still something is missing from them.

Yes, and reading this book, you understand how our world has changed in just over a hundred years! Could Jules Verne have guessed how small our ball will become right now! Where the romance of distant wanderings has gone Where Fogg made his way through the jungle or shot back from the Indians, faceless freeways stretch. And now, in order to travel around the world without any adventures, any tourist will only need a hefty bundle of dollars and a couple of days in airplanes and airports. :frown:

Score: 7

My favorite Jules Verne novel. The most unjulyvernian I've ever read. Crazy pace, kaleidoscopic scenery change. Humor in the spirit of the best pages of Alexandre Dumas père. The novel is not only an adventure novel, but also one that has historical value now, for it describes in passing the contemporary reality. Moreover, not on purpose, and therefore not tendentiously. The book is concise, impeccably cut, withstands any number of re-readings. Previously, there was a problem that it was almost not published separately - without load. Per last years it's fixed. The book is very cinematic, which caused a large number of film adaptations. Only all the ones I've seen rather imagine the banter on the original source, like all the film adaptations of The Three Musketeers. So, I'm still waiting for the real screen version. Carefully recreating the era.

Now the book still partly reads like steampunk. Yes, she served as one of, if not the main, prototype of steampunk.

Of the imitators, Nekrasov most accurately fell into the tonality with his captain Vrungel.

Score: 10

Let's go, reader, on a trip around the world in eighty days! Rather, it will take the heroes of the book a journey of several tens of days, and for you and me, readers, only a few hours.

So, meet our fellow travelers.

Phileas Fogg, English gentleman, noble, imperturbable, courageous, a man of word and honor. Our whole journey began just with him, when once in a club he had the opportunity to argue with other gentlemen that he could circumnavigate the world in such a short time.

Our second companion was Jean Passepartout, the English gentleman's servant. He is French by origin, and got his nickname because we can get out of any situation. And for us travelers, it will be very beneficial, take my word for it.

Fix will keep us company. He is generally a controversial character who will either interfere or help us on the journey. But don't be so quick to judge him harshly. He's a detective, and just tries to do his job responsibly.

And the fourth companion, the decoration of our journey, will be the charming Auda. True, she will not join us immediately and under rather frightening circumstances, but more on that later.

Well, everything is in place. It's time to go!

Our journey ran through many countries, and although our goal was to overcome them as quickly as possible, we still managed to see a lot of interesting things. And how many times accidentally and deliberately had to be delayed on the way! beautiful girl from a terrible death, ugh! Yes, yes, that's how Auda became our traveling companion. They wanted to sacrifice her at the funeral of her husband, but our heroes bravely did not leave the stranger in trouble.

And how many different vehicles we managed to test! We changed ships and trains, even rode an elephant (a hurrying elephant is another test, I tell you) and a sleigh.

But we were lucky with fellow travelers, that's for sure. The decisiveness and composure of Phileas were perfectly complemented by the resourcefulness and emotionality of Passepartout, but in the presence of a lady they could not show themselves on a bad side. And in the end, after all, we almost lost the argument, being just a little late! ..

In good company, any journey is a pleasure. So where are we going next? :)

Score: 9

The most memorable moments in the book are, of course, America. Here you have a journey through the snow-covered desert on a sleigh under sail, and fights on the train, and shooting from bandits ... Yes, only a truce with the main villain - Fix - is worth it. (Of course, he HAD to go to a truce! Otherwise, both he and Fogg in the States simply would not have survived ...)

Why - do you think - did Passepartout save the young and beautiful Miss Auda in India? (Very romantic, by the way, with disguises, jumping into a fire and trolling religious fanatics!) And the answer is simple: that she help Phileas in a shootout! ;)))

In short, the very case when Vern did not want to write something out of the ordinary (loss of shoes in the temple, the funeral of the rajah, ordeals in the Japanese circus, and actually the final twist with the "lost" day - these are all ordinary clichés adventure genre ... Let's just say: not at all chic, although noticeable in its own way). However: Vern let go of his fantasy, began to describe the characters themselves, and not their boring "quest" - and it turned out really GREAT.

In general, due to the fact that this is a relatively "realistic" thing (like "Five Weeks in a Balloon"), she, herself, lives on for centuries. When J.V. portrayed "terrible dangers and terrible adventures", it turned out to be less interesting.

ZY: There are many screen adaptations, but - as a rule - starting with Miyazakovsky's "Perro's Travels", the finale is very good. strongly "replay". Gg manages to make a trip in 80 days, not because he gained time by crossing the equator, but for some other reason (he changed the clock 80 times in different time zones, or won the carnival in Louisiana, receiving a free steamboat as a prize to Europe... or... Or something else... It's probably for the best - why repeat the ending, which has already played once in the book?

ZZY: “Do you have a plan, Mr. F_g_g_s? ;)) Do I have a plan? Do I have a plan!.. I have two plans!.. No, three plans!..» (:gigi:) Australian cartoon is great and unforgettable; in every way. In other words, in our country he will not be forgotten for a long time ... Although it is not clear: did Fogg get married in the end, or did he not? ;))

Score: 9

In my opinion this best work Jules Verne. In pursuit of every day, the characters are constantly in a hurry and this sets the necessary pace for the story. There is no feeling that the novel is drawn out, as I sometimes had with his other works. The characters do not allow themselves to waste time sightseeing, they rush to their control point. The characters themselves are few, but I think that's why they succeeded and each of them turned out to be unique. Characters, characteristically of Jules Verne, are incredibly courageous and adventurous, but not as idealized as in some other works, and each of them has some flaws. And this is another great advantage of the novel. The journey is very interesting, and the ending even surprised me with an unexpected twist. In my opinion, this book is worth reading at least once.

Score: 8

This novel, like most of the author, passed me by as a child. I read it just the other day, very quickly, and - a little bored. Clearly designed for teenagers book with entertaining geographic and ethnographic excursions. She may have captured the imagination of a Frenchman in the 1970s. XIX century, from the realization of how narrow the world has become with the triumph of progress, and how strong the human will can be. Such a humanistic orientation, however, did not prevent Jules from ironically walking around the British and the Yankees. Phileas Fogg, with his pedantry, punctuality and pro-English fanaticism (almost like Captain Hatteras!) makes a parodic impression, as does the Scotland Yard employee Mr. Yankees are rude narrow-minded people, reverently related to democracy, the very one that “should be with fists” (the election scene in San Francisco), and I’m generally silent about the presentation of the Mormons. If Conan Doyle's image came out frightening, then Vern's image was simply ridiculous and ridiculous.

What we liked:

Cognitiveness of works (reading Jules Verne is always a great opportunity to expand your horizons);

Interesting story;

Smart protagonists;

He also smiled at America's little joke from Jules Verne:

"In this wonderful country where people are by no means at the level of its institutions, everything is done "on the fly": cities, houses, stupidity.

What did not like:

Characters not fully developed;

Honestly, main character"Around the World in 80 Days" - Phileas Fogg has remained a mystery to me. And the right word I do not even want to solve it. If in my favorite film adaptation with Jackie Chan, Phileas Fogg is presented as a kind of eccentric scientist who is still not alien to human emotions, then in the book he is not a person, but some kind of robot. Not interested in anything, living according to a schedule honed to the second, and distracted only by calculations. I did not understand this hero, even though Jules Verne described him as “positive” and “noble”.

And yes, I have no idea where it came from. love story. As such a person I quote:

“But you, it turns out, are a man with a heart!

Sometimes when I have time."

generally able to experience passion for a woman :)

The absence of favorite characters for whom I would like to worry and empathize.

Initially, I liked Dr. Samuel from 5 Weeks in a Balloon, but after he allowed his companions to senselessly kill an elephant, my sympathy for this character evaporated.

As a result, for myself personally, I noted that I would hardly re-read these works again, but I will definitely review the film :)

The popular adventure novel by Jules Verne was written in 1872 and immediately gained great fame in the literary world.

The main characters of the novel: the Englishman Phileas Fogg, his servant - Passepartout.

The story begins with a bet between Fogg and his club mates. The essence of the bet is that the Englishman will be able to make a round-the-world trip, which will last no more than 80 days, using transport that is valid at that time. The road with the eccentric Englishman is shared by his reliable servant. The road lies towards the east.

Simultaneously with the beginning of the circumnavigation, a daring robbery happens in England. Police Inspector Fix suspects Fogg of a robbery and rushes after the travelers in pursuit.

Thus, along the way, Fogg and his servant, in addition to natural phenomena and various adventures, Mr. Fix delivers a lot of trouble.

The investigator is cunning and cunning. Considering our main characters villains, he tries to gain their confidence and tries to make friends with Passepartout, who, together with his master, is on the way to Bombay on a steamer.

The next point of the journey, according to the plan of the heroes, should be Calcutta. But it is impossible to travel by rail because of the malfunction of the tracks. Friends move on elephants. The journey is not without danger and adventure. In the jungle, Fogg and Passepartout save the girl Auda from imminent terrible reprisal. She must be burned along with her dead husband. Passepartout finds a cunning way out of a dangerous situation, but everyone has to flee.

Do not forget about Fix, who follows on the heels of brave travelers and each time strives to put them in jail. But, thanks to the wisdom and intelligence of Mr. Fogg, friends manage to move on, despite all the difficulties. Our company has yet to visit fabulous Singapore, unknown China and amazing Japan.

From Japan, our heroes are heading to San Francisco, from which they need to get to New York. Traveling across North America also comes with a huge number of dangerous and curious adventures. On the way there are herds of bison that block the road, in one of the states Indians attack the train, there is a destroyed bridge and Mormons. Finally, the heroes get to New York, but the ship to Europe has already left. Once again, Fogg's ingenuity comes to the rescue and the journey continues on the wheeled ship. Adventures and surprises also continue, due to which Fogg and Passepartout had to visit Dublin and still get to Liverpool. But Fix is ​​already here and takes Fogg into custody. Fortunately, justice has triumphed - the thief was recently detained in England.

The friends arrive in London, but they are only one day late, which means the bet is lost. Fogg is almost broke, but during the journey, he and Auda fell in love. After inviting a church official to marry, the friends realize that the day has been won by moving towards the sun on their way—and that is winning the bet.

Fogg and Auda got married. Fogg wins the bet and finds love, and the winnings are divided between a faithful servant and a policeman.

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Film Around the World in 80 Days original name Around the World in 80 Days) was directed by Frank Coraci in 2004. Written by David N. Titcher, David Benullo, David Andrew Goldsteen, …. The film runs 120 minutes. / 02:00. Movie slogan: "Let your imagination soar"

1. The first scheduled start date for filming is November 2002.
2. Director Frank Coraci has a cameo of the San Francisco passer-by who treated Phileas Fogg so unflatteringly.
3. Filming began on March 13, 2003 in Thailand. In mid-April, filming moved to Berlin (Babelsberg studios), where it continued for the next three months until the end of June of that year. Post-production lasted until February 2004.
4. The first film in which Owen and Luke Wilson played siblings on screen.
5. The Chinese authorities asked for such a huge amount for filming that it turned out to be unacceptable for filmmakers. In the end, it was decided to build the scenery in Thailand, which cost "only" $ 4,000,000. As a result, all the scenes in the Chinese village and the scenes on the streets of Agra in India were filmed in Thailand.
6. Two "flying cars" were made. One was built and used in Thailand and the other was used in Germany.
7. Sylvester Stallone starred in a small episode of the film. According to the script, the film's characters did not have enough money to take the ship back from the United States, and Passepartout had to fight in the ring with a boxer in order to win the fight and receive money as a reward. The Irish boxer was played by Stallone. However, during the final editing, all scenes with him were cut.
8. Before the confrontation next to the Statue of Liberty, the heroes spot her, but have no idea what it is, and Monique says she is a "French woman". In reality, the Statue of Liberty was presented to America by France.
9. Many of the paintings in the scene in art gallery- exact copies of paintings by Vincent van Gogh.
10. The Statue of Liberty used in the film was made by Babelsberg Studios. It was completely made of foam.
11. Filming was originally supposed to take place in Prague, but due to local flooding, this option had to be abandoned.
12. This film was supposed to be Steve Coogan's ticket to the Hollywood arena, but this did not happen. The fees were approximately $80 million less than production costs. It was the biggest loss for an independent film and bankrupted its producers.
13. The film failed at the box office and brought about $ 80 million in losses to its creators. Such a disappointing financial result gives him the right to be called the most unsuccessful independent project in the history of cinema (the film was made by a group of independent studios associated with the Disney film studio).
14. Initially, Johnny Knoxville was supposed to play the role of a San Francisco homeless tramp, but he was subsequently forced to withdraw from the film due to being busy with other projects.
15. The film is based on Jules Verne's novel Around the World in 80 Days (Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours, 1873).
16. The last role of Arnold Schwarzenegger before his election as governor of California.
17. In the original version of the film, a battle with a giant octopus and an encounter with Captain Nemo were planned.
18. The original cut of the film was about 3 hours long.
19. The French balloonist whose balloon is hijacked by the characters in the film in Paris is a cameo by Sir Richard Branson, founder and owner of The Virgin Group, a business empire of more than 200 entertainment, media and tourism companies around the world. In addition, he is known as a big fan of aeronautics.

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Back in 1872, the English gentleman Phileas Fogg made a bet with other gentlemen that he would travel around the world in 80 days. At the time, it seemed incredible. And he won this bet. That's how it was.

At number seven, Savile Row, London, lived Phileas Fogg, a man of the highest order and attractiveness, but at the same time surrounded by an aura of mystery. Nobody knew anything about him, he had no family, no friends. Undoubtedly, he was very rich, although no one knew where he got his money from. And this gentleman never said anything about himself, and in general he was laconic and said something only in case of absolute necessity.

Phileas Fogg's most notable trait was his punctuality. In the morning he got up at exactly eight o'clock; at eight twenty-three minutes he had breakfast of tea and toasted bread; at nine thirty-seven his servant James Forster brought him shaving water; Twenty minutes to ten Phileas Fogg began to shave, wash and dress. When the clock struck half-past eleven he would go out and spend the whole day at the venerable and famous Reform Club in London.

Phileas Fogg was a tall and handsome man with a noble bearing, blond hair, with penetrating blue eyes that instantly turned into ice when their owner was angry. He always walked with a measured step, never in a hurry, because everything in his life was calculated with mathematical precision.

He lived like this for years, doing the same thing at the same time, but then one day - namely, on the morning of October 2, 1872 - something unexpected happened. The water for shaving was too cold, only eighty-four degrees Fahrenheit instead of eighty-six. Inexcusable negligence! Mr. Fogg, of course, promptly dismissed the unfortunate James Forster, and found another servant in his place.

The young, sociable Frenchman Jean Passepartout, a master of all trades, became the new servant. During his life, he managed to visit many people: a wandering singer, a circus rider, a gymnastics teacher and even a fireman. But now he wanted only one thing - to live a calm and measured life.

He arrived at the house in Savile Row a few minutes before Phileas Fogg left for the club.

“I have heard, Mr. Fogg, that you are the most punctual and calm gentleman in the kingdom,” said Passepartout. That's why I decided to offer you my services.

Do you know my conditions? asked Phileas Fogg.

- Yes, sir.

- Good. From now on, you are in my service.

With these words, Phileas Fogg rose from his chair, took up his hat, and went out of the house, as the clock struck half-past eleven.

Arriving at the Reform Club, an imposing building on Pall Mall Street, Mr. Fogg ordered his usual lunch. After the meal, he, as always, read the latest newspapers until dinner, and then continued this occupation. All the newspapers were full of reports about the sensational bank robbery that had taken place three days earlier. The attacker stole fifty thousand pounds sterling from the Bank of England.

The police suspected that the kidnapper was not an ordinary thief. On the day of the theft, a well-dressed gentleman was walking up and down near the desk where the money lay in the payment hall. Signs of this gentleman were sent to all police agents in England and in the largest ports of the world, and a significant reward was promised for the arrest of the thief.

“Well, most likely the bank lost its money,” said engineer Andrew Stewart.

“No, no,” objected Gauthier Ralph, an employee of the Bank of England, “I am sure that the criminal will definitely be found.

“But I still maintain that all the chances are on the side of the thief,” Stuart said.

Where could he have hidden? asked banker John Sullivan. There is no country where he can feel safe.

- Oh, I don't know. But the Earth is big, said Samuel Fallentine, another banker.

“Once great,” said Phileas Fogg, suddenly speaking.

Stuart turned to him.

"What do you mean, Mr. Fogg?" Why was there once? Has the world gotten smaller?

“Undoubtedly,” said Phileas Fogg.

“I agree with Mr. Fogg,” Ralph said. The earth has really shrunk. Now you can drive around it ten times faster than a century ago.

Brewer Thomas Flenagen intervened in the conversation.

- So what? Even if you travel around the world in three months...

“Eighty days, gentlemen,” Phileas Fogg interrupted. – Take a look at the calculations printed in "Daily Telegraph".

"From London to Suez via Mont Cenis

and Brindisi by train and steamboat 7 days;

from Suez to Bombay by steamer 13 days;

from Bombay to Calcutta by train 3 days;

from Calcutta to Hong Kong by steamer 13 days;

from Hong Kong to Yokohama by steamboat 6 days;

from Yokohama to San Francisco by steamboat 22 days;

from San Francisco to New York by train 7 days;

from New York to London by steamboat and train 9 days

Total: 80 days.

“Well, you know, you can write anything on paper,” Sullivan objected. - After all, neither headwind or bad weather, nor transport breakdowns and other surprises are taken into account here.

“Everything is accounted for,” said Phileas Fogg.

“Mr. Fogg, theoretically, perhaps, it is possible,” said Stuart. But in reality...

“In reality, too, Mr. Stewart.

“I would like to see how you do it. I'm willing to bet £4,000 that a round-the-world trip under these conditions is impossible.

“On the contrary, it is quite possible,” said Phileas Fogg.

- Wonderful. Then prove it to us! exclaimed the five gentlemen.

- With pleasure! I just warn you that the trip is at your expense.

“Very well, Mr. Fogg. Each of us bets £4,000.

- Deal. I have twenty thousand in the bank and I'm willing to risk it... I'll take the train to Dover tonight at a quarter to nine.

- Tonight? Stuart was surprised.

"That's right," said Phileas Fogg. Today is Wednesday, the second of October. I have to return to the saloon of the Reform Club on the twenty-first of December at eight forty-five minutes.

Phileas Fogg left the club at seven twenty-five, having won twenty guineas at whist, and opened the door of his house in Savile Row at ten minutes to eight.

Around the World in 80 Days was published in 1872. The book is perfect for adventure and travel lovers! Together with the main characters, readers will overcome obstacles that will constantly arise on the way.

In the center of the plot, the aristocrat Phileas Fogg, along with his servant Passepartout, will challenge the London club and try to prove that the earth can be traveled around in just 80 days.

Let's not forget that the action takes place in the 19th century, when there were no planes, and the railways were just being built. Our heroes are fearless and believe in their rightness, and you can find out what came of it by reading the book “Around the World in 80 Days” online for free on our website.

Phileas Fogg is punctual and eccentric. One day, he argues with gentlemen who are members of a famous London club for twenty thousand pounds sterling that it is possible to circumnavigate the Earth in just 80 days.. Nobody believes him, but he does not doubt that it is possible.

So, the bet is made and Fogg, together with a faithful servant, without a second's delay, set off. They begin their journey by going to Paris, and from there they plan to get to Brindisi and Bombay. By coincidence, a bank is robbed in London and all suspicions fall on Mr. Fogg.

Detective Fix is ​​on the trail of Phileas, hoping to apprehend him. Fogg and Passepartout go ahead with their plan, but due to a breakdown railway they had to continue on elephants . In the jungle, travelers encounter a strange ceremony.

The young widow ancient custom they want to burn the Brahmins with their dead husband. Of course, our travelers took the risk and saved the girl from death. Aouda runs with them, followed by the Brahmins and Mr. Fix.

The detective incites local priests to take Fogg and Passepartout into custody for violating Indian customs, while he himself awaits a warrant for their arrest from London. The resourceful Phileas manages to get out on bail. Aouda has nowhere to settle down and they decide to take her with them to Europe.

They then travel to different countries, and Detective Fix builds additional obstacles for them. All their adventures and dangers cannot be briefly told. Jules Verne's novel should be read in its entirety.

Some reasons why you should read the book

1. Despite the fact that the work is about 150 years old, it is easy to read and fascinating, it is written in a lively, easy language. The idea of ​​crossing the Earth by land and sea is grandiose and amazing . Many are inspired to take a trip after reading this exciting adventure book.
2. The main characters are written with great skill. . So, Mr. Fogg became the embodiment of the traditional British character, combining composure, punctuality, equanimity and perseverance. Jean Passepartout is the exact opposite of his master. He is a merry fellow, a fidget, and was hired by Phileas only for the reason of rest, because he is a born homebody. It is interesting to read what news made Passepartout that they were embarking on a dangerous journey around the world.
3. Knowingly Jules Verne describes in the book all the vehicles known at that time , starting with locomotives and ending with riding elephants. You vividly imagine how people of those years traveled.
4. The work describes the real Indian ritual "Sati", according to which the widow is burned alive along with her deceased husband. According to some reports, Jules Verne was an unwitting witness to this tradition, which he captured in the novel.

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