# Topsy-Turvy — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Topsy-Turvy by Jules Verne.

- [In Which the North Polar Practical Association Rushes a Document Across Two Worlds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-the-north-polar-practical-association-rushes-a-document-across-two-worlds.md): The North Polar Practical Association, an anonymous Baltimore-based company, publishes a global document announcing the auction of the Arctic region within the 84th parallel. The sale is set for December 3rd in Baltimore
- [In Which the Delegates from England, Holland, Sweden, Denmark and Russia Are Presented to the Reader](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-the-delegates-from-england-holland-sweden-denmark-and-russia-are-presented-to-the-reader.md): The chapter introduces the European delegates arriving in Baltimore for the auction of the Arctic regions, organized by the North Polar Practical Association. Each nation—England, Holland, Sweden, Denmark, and Russia—sen
- [In Which the Arctic Regions Are Sold at Auction to the Highest Bidder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-the-arctic-regions-are-sold-at-auction-to-the-highest-bidder.md): The North Polar Practical Association (N.P.P.A.) auctions the Arctic regions (everything within the 84th parallel) in a Baltimore auction hall. Bidding starts at 10 cents per square mile and escalates among European dele
- [In Which Old Acquaintances Appear to Our New Readers, and in Which a Wonderful Man Is Described](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-old-acquaintances-appear-to-our-new-readers-and-in-which-a-wonderful-man-is-described.md): This chapter reintroduces the key members of the Gun Club, particularly J. T. Maston, the brilliant but disabled secretary, and his admirer Mrs. Evangelina Scorbitt, a wealthy widow who finances the N.P.P.A. It recounts 
- [In Which the Possibility That Coal Mines Surround the North Pole Is Considered](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-the-possibility-that-coal-mines-surround-the-north-pole-is-considered.md): The chapter debates the existence of coal mines at the North Pole, with Major Donellan and Dean Toodrink discussing geological evidence. President Barbicane and the N.P.P.A. assert that coal deposits exist, citing Arctic

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- [In Which a Telephone Communication Between Mrs. Scorbitt and J. T. Maston Is Interrupted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-a-telephone-communication-between-mrs-scorbitt-and-j-t-maston-is-interrupted.md)
- [In Which President Barbicane Says No More Than Suits His Purpose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-president-barbicane-says-no-more-than-suits-his-purpose.md)
- [Yes, Just Like Jupiter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/yes-just-like-jupiter.md)
- [In Which Appears the French Gentleman to Whom We Referred at the Beginning of This Truthful Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-appears-the-french-gentleman-to-whom-we-referred-at-the-beginning-of-this-truthful-story.md)
- [In Which a Little Uneasiness Begins to Show Itself](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-a-little-uneasiness-begins-to-show-itself.md)
- [What Was Found in the Notebook of J. T. Maston and What It No Longer Contained](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/what-was-found-in-the-notebook-of-j-t-maston-and-what-it-no-longer-contained.md)
- [In Which J. T. Maston Heroically Continues to Be Silent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-j-t-maston-heroically-continues-to-be-silent.md)
- [At the Close of Which J. T. Maston Utters an Epigram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/at-the-close-of-which-j-t-maston-utters-an-epigram.md)
- [Very Short, but in Which "X" Takes a Geographical Value](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/very-short-but-in-which-x-takes-a-geographical-value.md)
- [Which Contains a Few Interesting Details for the Inhabitants of the Earthly Sphere](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/which-contains-a-few-interesting-details-for-the-inhabitants-of-the-earthly-sphere.md)
- [In Which a Crowd of Dissatisfied People Break Into the Cell of J. T. Maston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-a-crowd-of-dissatisfied-people-break-into-the-cell-of-j-t-maston.md)
- [What Had Been Done at Kilimanjaro During Eight Month of This Memorable Year](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/what-had-been-done-at-kilimanjaro-during-eight-month-of-this-memorable-year.md)
- [In Which the Population of Wamasai Assemble to Hear President Barbicane Say ‘Fire’ to Capt. Nicholl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-the-population-of-wamasai-assemble-to-hear-president-barbicane-say-fire-to-capt-nicholl.md)
- [In Which J. T. Maston Regrets That the Crowd Did Not Lynch Him When He Was in Prison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-j-t-maston-regrets-that-the-crowd-did-not-lynch-him-when-he-was-in-prison.md)
- [In Which This Story, as Truthful as It Is Improbable, Is Finished](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-this-story-as-truthful-as-it-is-improbable-is-finished.md)
- [Very Short, Since Enough Has Been Said to Make the World’s Population Feel Perfectly Sure Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/very-short-since-enough-has-been-said-to-make-the-world-s-population-feel-perfectly-sure-again.md)

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