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  1. Chapter 1

    In which Phileas Fogg and Passepartout accept each other, the one as master, the other as man

    Phileas Fogg, a wealthy and enigmatic member of the Reform Club, lives a meticulously ordered life at 7 Saville Row. After dismissing his servant James Forster for a trivial error, he hires Jean Passepartout, a Frenchman with a varied past, who seeks a tranquil domestic life. Fogg corrects Passepartout's watch by four minutes and formally accepts him into service, then departs for the club.

  2. Chapter 2

    II

    Passepartout explores the meticulously organized house on Saville Row, finding it perfectly suited to his desire for a calm, regular life. He observes Mr. Fogg's exacting habits and is impressed by his master's composure and precision, believing he has finally found an ideal employer.

  3. Chapter 3

    In which a conversation takes place which seems likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear

    Phileas Fogg visits the Reform Club, where he learns of a bank robbery. During a game of whist, he argues that the world has grown smaller due to modern transportation and wagers £20,000 that he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. He plans to depart that very evening.

  4. Chapter 4

    IV

    Phileas Fogg returns home early from the Reform Club, astonishing his servant Passepartout by announcing they must leave for a journey around the world in eighty days. After quickly packing a small carpetbag with essential clothing and a large sum of money, Fogg and Passepartout take a cab to Charing Cross. On the way, Fogg gives his winnings from whist to a poor beggar woman, touching Passepartout's heart. At the station, Fogg purchases first-class tickets to Paris and bids farewell to his friends from the Reform Club, reminding them of his return date. The train departs at twenty minutes before nine, and Passepartout realizes he forgot to turn off the gas in his room.

  5. Chapter 5

    Chapter V: In which a new species of funds, unknown to the moneyed men, appears on 'Change.

    The news of Phileas Fogg's wager spreads through London, sparking intense public debate and betting. Most newspapers dismiss the venture as madness, though a few support him. The Royal Geographical Society publishes a detailed article arguing the impossibility of the journey. Public betting on Fogg declines sharply, and a telegraph from detective Fix identifying Fogg as a bank robber destroys what little support remained.

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  1. Chapter 6VI
  2. Chapter 7VII
  3. Chapter 8In which Passepartout talks rather more, perhaps, than is prudent
  4. Chapter 9IX
  5. Chapter 10In which Passepartout is only too glad to get off with the loss of his shoes
  6. Chapter 11In which Phileas Fogg secures a curious means of conveyance at a fabulous price
  7. Chapter 12In which Phileas Fogg and his companions venture across the indian forests, and what ensued.
  8. Chapter 13In which Passepartout receives a new proof that fortune favors the brave
  9. Chapter 14In which Phileas Fogg descends the whole length of the beautiful valley of the Ganges without ever thinking of seeing it.
  10. Chapter 15XV
  11. Chapter 16XVI
  12. Chapter 17Showing what happened on the voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong
  13. Chapter 18In which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout, and Fix go each about his business.
  14. Chapter 19XIX
  15. Chapter 20XX
  16. Chapter 21XXI
  17. Chapter 22XXII
  18. Chapter 23XXIII
  19. Chapter 24XXIV
  20. Chapter 25XXV In which a slight glimpse is had of San Francisco
  21. Chapter 26XXVI
  22. Chapter 27In which Passepartout undergoes, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, a course of Mormon history.
  23. Chapter 28Chapter XXVIII
  24. Chapter 29XXIX
  25. Chapter 30In Which Phileas Fogg Simply Does His Duty
  26. Chapter 31In which Fix, the detective, considerably furthers the interests of Phileas Fogg
  27. Chapter 32In which Phileas Fogg engages in a direct struggle with bad fortune
  28. Chapter 33In which Phileas Fogg shows himself equal to the occasion
  29. Chapter 34In which Phileas Fogg at last reaches London
  30. Chapter 35In which Phileas Fogg does not have to repeat his orders to Passepartout twice
  31. Chapter 36In which Phileas Fogg’s name is once more at a premium on ’Change.
  32. Chapter 37In which it is shown that Phileas Fogg gained nothing by his tour around the world, unless it were happiness
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