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Andrew Stuart

An engineer and Reform Club whist regular whose skeptical banter over the bank robbery helps goad Fogg into making his famous eighty-day wager.

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Also known as Stuart, Mr. Stuart, Messrs. Stuart

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

As a supporting figure in Around the World in Eighty Days, Andrew Stuart is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Argues against the feasibility of the journey and eventually accepts the wager.
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Stuart is one of Fogg's usual whist partners, a rich and respectable clubman who trades barbs about the stolen fifty-five thousand pounds and the likelihood of catching the thief. When the conversation turns to how fast…

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PFPhileas FoggGRGauthier RalphCSCaptain SpeedySFSamuel FallentinJSJohn SullivanASAndrew Stuart

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  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Reform Club members
  • Protagonist
  • Fogg's traveling companions
  • Minor characters and helpers

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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