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      • Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) is an acclaimed adventure novel which relates the adventures of Phileas Fogg and his French valet Passepartout as they attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days. From London, they go to the Middle East, and through the Suez canal on the way to Bombay.
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  2. To his dismay, Passepartout is brought along on Foggs journey when his master makes a £20,000 wager that he can circle the globe in eighty days. His colorful past proves to be useful on their travels, however, as Passepartout is able to creatively problem-solve different obstacles.

  3. In the more loosely adapted 2004 film version, Around the World in 80 Days, Passepartout was a Chinese fugitive whose real name is Lau Xing, who took the name to avoid custody by British authorities. He was played by Jackie Chan.

  4. Still suspecting Detective Fix of being a spy from the Reform Club, Passepartout asks him whether he will join them as far as America. Fix replies yes, and Passepartout has Fogg secure him a cabin. Fix decides that now is the time to confess his identity and motivations to Passepartout.

  5. Passepartout arrives in Yokohama "poor, jaded, (and) famished". Realizing that he must find a way to earn some money in order to get by, he decides to "use the strong, if not melodious...

  6. On October 2, 1872, Phileas Fogg accepts a wager proposed by the men at his club to go around the world in eighty days or forfeit 20,000 pounds. Phileas leaves that evening with Passepartout on a train bound for Paris.

  7. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager of £20,000 (equivalent to £2.3 million in 2023) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.

  8. Oct 4, 2024 · In Around the World in Eighty Days, Passepartout serves as a dramatic foil to Phileas Fogg, highlighting Fogg's traits through contrast. While Fogg is methodical, Passepartout's past is...

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