Around the World in Eighty Days

Phileas Fogg is no ordinary London gentleman: wealthy, solitary, and ruled by habits so exact that his life seems measured to the minute. At the Reform Club and in his immaculate Saville Row home, he moves through reading, dining, and whist with uncanny calm, revealing a man of discipline, quiet generosity, and almost impenetrable mystery. When the lively French servant Jean Passepartout enters his service, the novel's comic contrast is set in motion—a warm, adaptable companion paired with an employer of mechanical precision. That balance is shattered when a club debate over a sensational Bank of England theft leads Fogg to make an astonishing wager: he will travel around the world in eighty days. Backed by his fortune and unshakable confidence, he departs at once, while Passepartout struggles to keep pace with the sudden upheaval. As the journey reaches Hong Kong, the adventure grows darker and more suspenseful. Detective Fix pursues his suspicions that Fogg is the bank robber, trying to delay him through deception, while Passepartout's loyalty is tested and the race against time becomes a contest of trust, misdirection, and nerve. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.