It all began in a discussion about the possibility of going around the world in eighty days at the Reform Club in London, as we imagine was the typical English discussion in which only men could participate.
It struck up the theme of the impossibility of making the journey in such a short period of time, but it was a discussion uneven because there was only an advocate of the idea, Phi leas Fog, and counsel to the extent of his fortune to bet that he could to perform such a feat. The bet was accepted, and began his journey with his new servant Frenchman named Passé partout.
During the first days of travel had a very favorable all sin, but with the arrival in Cairo came the first disappointment, because they found the Flix detective, who had mistaken Fogg for a thief who had stolen fifty-five thousand pounds to the bank England. This is according to Fog and his servant to all the places to go, but with unlucky not to ever receive the warrant of arrest time.
Thus arrive at Bombay, after doing time in the city, the train jumped the convoy they deserved to reach Calcutta, but they found that the railroad was not finished. Needed to reach Hong Kong twenty-fifth day and were twenty.
Faced with this unexpected Fog decided to buy an elephant which went on the trip with an old general who had the same direction and guide them Parses. After a dangerous rescue to break certain traditions came to Calcutta accompanied by the girl who rescued him, the beautiful young widow Aoudad.
Following further incidents boarded a ship bound for Hong Kong, again with the police on his trail Flax. Aoudad continued the trip together with them. Hong Kong, he met Passé partout Flax, which got him drunk with the consequence of missing the boat on their way to Japan, Fog and the beautiful Aoudad. The young Passé partout found himself alone and penniless in Hong Kong, until luckily found a puppeteer group operating in Japan and joined them. They came to Yokohama where they performed, Passé partout left the stage with his new teammates. Once there the whole scene collapsed because Passé partout saw his master.
Together again sailed for San Francisco, California, took a train that was to cross the continent diagonally, leaving them in New York. But right in pistol duel with a certain Colonel Proctor, were attacked by a band of Sioux Indians who were raiding trains. It was necessary to end the fighting that took ten minutes, and if the train did not stop the Indians win. Fort Kearney station was less than two miles, and there was an American detachment, but if they passed the fort the wild would be the masters of the train. In the end, Passé partout, with his wonderful skill came to the head of the train and got incredible skill drop hitch that connected the train to the machine with the fortune of stopping the train at least a hundred feet from Kearney station.
The soldiers of the fort when he heard the shots, rushed, but the Indians were not expected. At the end of the adventure travelers realized the missing people, including Passé partout. It reached an agreement with the captain of the fort and wasting all his money, because of the wager, Fog leave in search of his friend, next to thirty American soldiers. Flax Aoudad agreed to stay with while waiting for his return.
It took almost two days until they came back Fog with Passé partout, Fog currently had four hours of delay as Passé partout, with feelings of guilt, much thought was desesperado.Tras Fog found out there was a vehicle that could carry them failure to train. Fog examines the strange vehicle had a high neck and a huge gaff sail, as was seen in a sledge rigged sloop. At the end Fog reached an agreement with the skipper of the boat and left in a hard travel to be mounted by train.
The next day, ten, four in the afternoon they arrived at Chicago, quickly took another train rushing through the states of Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to stop at the station, the right bank of river Hudson, by eleven and fourth night of twelve to seven in the morning. They now had nine days, thirteen hours and forty-five minutes to get to London, already considered failed in their endeavor, but spotted a merchant ship called Henrietta, which was headed.
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