SUMMARY: The lively narrative recounts the journey undertaken by sedentary London gentleman?Phileas Fogg?and his valet, Passepartout, in order to win a wager with Fogg?s fellow club members. Pursued by Fix, a private detective who believes Fogg to be a bank robber, the pair cross three continents and two oceans on trains, steamers, an?elephant, and a sail-sledge. Delays and death-defying exploits abound. Assorted companions join the party, including the?Hindu?widow Aouda, whom Fogg rescues from ritual immolation. In the course of the adventure, Fogg spends or gives away the equivalent of his eventual winnings. Back in?London, having met the deadline, convinced Fix of his innocence, and collected the payment, he returns to his former life unchanged but for having Aouda as his bride.
