NBC / Revelation FilmsĪfter missing his early ride, Fogg manages to find another steamer headed for Yokohama. Steamer across the China Sea and the Pacific Ocean takes the travellers from Hong Kong to Yokohama (Japan) in 6 days. Due to this, Passepartout neglects to inform Fogg about the early steamer but manages to catch it himself. Since without a warrant, he decides that his last chance would be to arrest Fogg on British soil. Fix confides in Passepartout but to prevent Passepartout from informing his master about the premature departure of their next vessel, Fix gets Passepartout drunk and drugs him. Although they jump bail, Fix follows them to Hong Kong. Here Fix gets Fogg and Passepartout arrested. Source: Tenor Calcutta to Hong Kong and Hong Kong to Yokohama, Japanįor Kolkata to Hong Kong, the travellers catch a steamer going to Hong Kong across the South China Sea which takes 13 days. Obviously now, you don’t get to purchase and ride elephants for your personal transport like that. Even after this rescue operation, Fogg reaches Allahabad for the train ( Via elephant ride). They rescue Aouda and bring her along on their journey. In this journey, they meet a young Indian woman called Aouda, who is led to a sanctuary where she is to be sacrificed according to the rite of Sati (suicide on her husband’s funeral pyre) the next day. Here, Fogg learns that the Daily Telegraph article was wrong-the railroad ends at Kholby and starts again 50 miles further on at Allahabad. Bombay to Calcutta, IndiaĪfter reaching India, they take a train from Bombay (now Mumbai) to Calcutta (Kolkata) which takes 3 days. Fogg promises the steamer engineer a large reward if he gets them to Bombay early. Because Fogg matches the description of a bank robber Fix is looking for, he mistakes Fogg for the criminal. During this journey, they are watched by a Scotland Yard detective, Inspector Fix. United Artists/Michael Todd Company (Source: Gifer) Suez to Bombay, Indiaįrom Suez (Cairo) to Mumbai, Fogg and Passepartout disembark in a steamer across the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Here, they move on to Brindisi (Italy) where they change to a steamer that brings them across the Mediterranean Sea. They travel across France and the Alps to reach Venice. The original itinerary of the book takes Phileas Fogg and his valet Passepartout from London to Suez (Cairo) by taking the Orient Express train. He left London with his French valet Passepartout and followed the route given as follows: Map of the trip in Around the World in 80 Days (Source: Wikimedia Commons) London, the UK to Suez, Egypt He accepts a wager for £20,000 (which would be equal to about £1.5 million today) from his fellow club members, which he will receive if he makes it around the world in 80 days. The article stated that with the opening of a new railway section in India, it is now possible to travel around the world in 80 days.

In the story by Jules Verne, Fogg gets into an argument with his fellow members At the Reform Club over an article in The Daily Telegraph. Wanna bet? Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media (Source: GIPHY) It inspired people to easily set a schedule, book tickets and travel around the world, which wasn’t common during the Victorian era. Railway became a travelling standard which in turn increased global tourism. It highlights how technology was advancing rapidly during this period. The book which was published in 1873, and is a rip-roaring adventure set primarily in Victorian England. “Around the World in 80 Days” is a classic adventure novel written by Jules Verne tells the story of Phileas Fogg (and his French valet Passepartout) who attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days.

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