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Stage 4 · The Grand Tour

Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne · 1872

Phileas Fogg races to circle the globe in eighty days on a bet, tracking time and geography.

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  1. Part 9Fogg says he is a man of heart "sometimes, when I have the time." What does his choice in the forest show about who he really is?
  2. Part 13Fix and Passepartout share a friendly drink, but one of them is hiding the truth. When does pretending become dishonest?
  3. Last partPhileas Fogg lives like a precise machine. Over this journey, what has he shown besides precision?

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  1. Lesson 1FreeWhat kind of man is Phileas Fogg, and why does everything in his life run by the clock?Start
  2. Lesson 2SubscriptionPassepartout calls his new master "a real machine." Is that a good thing or a bad thing?Locked
  3. Lesson 3SubscriptionWhy would a man who never leaves London bet half his fortune that he can go around the world in eighty days?Locked
  4. Lesson 4SubscriptionHow can people decide so quickly that Phileas Fogg is a thief? What makes Detective Fix so sure?Locked
  5. Lesson 5SubscriptionFix becomes "fully convinced" after talking to Passepartout. Does he really have proof, or only appearances?Locked
  6. Lesson 6SubscriptionFogg ignores the sights, while Passepartout loves them. What does each of them get from the journey?Locked
  7. Lesson 7SubscriptionPassepartout's curiosity gets him into trouble in Bombay. Is curiosity a good thing or a dangerous thing for a traveler?Locked
  8. Lesson 8SubscriptionFogg says every delay was "foreseen." Is it wise to be so calm, or is something missing in a person who never shows feelings?Locked
  9. Lesson 9SubscriptionFogg says he is a man of heart "sometimes, when I have the time." What does his choice in the forest show about who he really is?Locked
  10. Lesson 10SubscriptionThe chapter title says "fortune favors the brave." Was the rescue saved by luck, by courage, or by careful thinking?Locked
  11. Lesson 11SubscriptionMr. Fogg pays the guide exactly what he promised, and then gives him an elephant. What kind of man is Phileas Fogg?Locked
  12. Lesson 12SubscriptionMr. Fogg gives up two thousand pounds to leave Calcutta on time. What matters most to him — money, time, or his word?Locked
  13. Lesson 13SubscriptionFix and Passepartout share a friendly drink, but one of them is hiding the truth. When does pretending become dishonest?Locked
  14. Lesson 14SubscriptionPassepartout and Fix each think they have figured the other out. How can a clever guess lead to the wrong conclusion?Locked
  15. Lesson 15SubscriptionPhileas Fogg lives like a precise machine. Over this journey, what has he shown besides precision?Review · Final essayLocked

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  1. Chapter XVIIIIN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG, PASSEPARTOUT, AND FIX GO EACH ABOUT HIS BUSINESS
  2. Chapter XIXIN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT TAKES A TOO GREAT INTEREST IN HIS MASTER, AND WHAT COMES OF IT
  3. Chapter XXIN WHICH FIX COMES FACE TO FACE WITH PHILEAS FOGG
  4. Chapter XXIIN WHICH THE MASTER OF THE "TANKADERE" RUNS GREAT RISK OF LOSING A REWARD OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDS
  5. Chapter XXIIIN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT FINDS OUT THAT, EVEN AT THE ANTIPODES, IT IS CONVENIENT TO HAVE SOME MONEY IN ONE'S POCKET
  6. Chapter XXIIIIN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT'S NOSE BECOMES OUTRAGEOUSLY LONG
  7. Chapter XXIVDURING WHICH MR. FOGG AND PARTY CROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN
  8. Chapter XXVIN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
  9. Chapter XXVIIN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PARTY TRAVEL BY THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
  10. Chapter XXVIIIN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT UNDERGOES, AT A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES AN HOUR, A COURSE OF MORMON HISTORY
  11. Chapter XXVIIIIN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT DOES NOT SUCCEED IN MAKING ANYBODY LISTEN TO REASON
  12. Chapter XXIXIN WHICH CERTAIN INCIDENTS ARE NARRATED WHICH ARE ONLY TO BE MET WITH ON AMERICAN RAILROADS
  13. Chapter XXXIN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG SIMPLY DOES HIS DUTY
  14. Chapter XXXIIN WHICH FIX, THE DETECTIVE, CONSIDERABLY FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF PHILEAS FOGG
  15. Chapter XXXIIIN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG ENGAGES IN A DIRECT STRUGGLE WITH BAD FORTUNE
  16. Chapter XXXIIIIN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG SHOWS HIMSELF EQUAL TO THE OCCASION
  17. Chapter XXXIVIN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AT LAST REACHES LONDON
  18. Chapter XXXVIN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG DOES NOT HAVE TO REPEAT HIS ORDERS TO PASSEPARTOUT TWICE
  19. Chapter XXXVIIN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG'S NAME IS ONCE MORE AT A PREMIUM ON 'CHANGE
  20. Chapter XXXVIIIN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT PHILEAS FOGG GAINED NOTHING BY HIS TOUR AROUND THE WORLD, UNLESS IT WERE HAPPINESS

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