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Around the World in Eighty Days Study Guide & Plot Synopsis

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Around the World in Eighty Days is a fantastic journey by an Englishman and his manservant in 1873. The story is a comedy filled with exotic locations, cultures and suspense along the way. Phileas Fogg, an Englishman, with his French manservant, Passepartout, create an unusual pairing with their distinct cultural backgrounds. The journey challenges both Phileas Fogg and Passepartout in many ways, but both men come out as winners in the end. Fogg and Passepartout journey around the world to win a simple wager, but they leave an incredible story about loyalty and friendship in their wake.

The novel, published in 1873, is the fantastic voyage of Phileas Fogg and his manservant, Jean Passepartout, around the world. The voyage is the result of a wager by Fogg and his counterparts from the Reform Club. The men insist that Fogg can not go around the world in eighty days without delays....
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