Add to this a ride on an elephant, rescue of a young widow, a meeting with the Sioux and a circus troupe (not at the same time) and like Fogg, this book never stops. However, Detective Fix is on Fogg’s trail, suspecting him of stealing from the Bank of England. Armed with a book of timetables of ships and trains (as well as good luck), they begin their journey. Accompanied by his new but trusty servant, Passepartout, he leaves the Reform Club, London promising to return back in exactly eighty days.
Palin’s journey was inspired by this classic.As you can probably guess, this book deals with Phileas Fogg’s attempt to go around the world in eighty days in the 1800s. I must admit that my motivation to read this book came from the book and TV series by Michael Palin (who attempted to go around the world in eighty days strangely enough in the 1980s).
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