Around the World in Eighty Days · Character
Mr. Batulcar
Circus impresario in Yokohama who employs Passepartout temporarily.
minor
Also known as the Honourable Mr. Batulcar
First appearance: XXIII
Mr. Batulcar's tie to Passepartout is one of the pressures that moves Around the World in Eighty Days—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Proprietor of the acrobatic troupe; hires Passepartout as a clown and later receives compensation from Fogg for the disrupted performance.
Mr. Batulcar first appears in 0022 xxiii.
With Passepartout (professional): Mr. Batulcar employs Passepartout temporarily as a circus performer, creating a brief employer-employee relationship. With Passepartout (professional): Mr. Batulcar employs Passepartout temporarily as a circus performer, creating a brief employer-employee relationship.
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Minor characters and helpers
- Fogg's traveling companions
- Protagonist
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- Passepartout
professional · positive
- Passepartout
professional · positive
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