Around the World in Eighty Days · Character
John Bunsby
Captain of the Tankadere, the ship that carries Fogg from Hong Kong to Shanghai.
minor
Also known as John
First appearance: xvii
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Master of the Tankadere; agrees to take Fogg to Shanghai for a substantial fee.
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- Other
Character groups
- Minor characters and helpers
- Fogg's traveling companions
- Protagonist
- Reform Club members
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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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See John Bunsby in xvii