Around the World in Eighty Days · Character
Captain Speedy
The stubborn skipper of the Henrietta, whose refusal to sail to Liverpool is overruled when Fogg simply buys his ship and steams off with him aboard.
supporting
Also known as Andrew Speedy
First appearance: In which Phileas Fogg engages in a direct struggle with bad fortune
As a supporting figure in Around the World in Eighty Days, Captain Speedy is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Initially refuses to carry passengers but agrees to take Fogg and his party for two thousand dollars each.
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Speedy is a practical American mariner with a profitable cargo and no interest in detours, and his blunt resistance to Fogg's demands makes him a comic foil to the unflappable Englishman. Locked out of his own command,…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Fogg's traveling companions
- Protagonist
- Reform Club members
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Phileas Fogg
rivalry · negative
Captain Speedy clashes with Fogg over control of the ship, leading to a tense… How this plays out →
- Sir Francis Cromarty
social · ambivalent
- Phileas Fogg
rivalry · negative
Captain Speedy clashes with Fogg over control of the ship, leading to a tense… How this plays out →
- Sir Francis Cromarty
social · ambivalent
- Phileas Fogg
rivalry · negative
Captain Speedy clashes with Fogg over control of the ship, leading to a tense… How this plays out →
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Captain Speedy appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- IX
- In which Phileas Fogg engages in a direct struggle with bad fortune
- In which Phileas Fogg shows himself equal to the occasion
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