The book is about Phileas Fogg - a rich and a super punctual person from London who likes visiting The Reform Club most of all places. He then bets 20000 pounds that he can travel the world in just 80 days.
Just before leaving he finds himself a loyal servant - a Frenchman Passepartout. While they attempt to travel the world through India, China, Japan and America, Phileas Fogg is also being chased by a detective Mr. Fix, who thinks that Fogg is actually a bank robber.
Phileas Fogg is an unemotional Englishman and Jean Passepartout - a curious and emotional Frenchman who likes poking around places. The servant gets into all kinds of trouble while walking on foot in foreign ports.
It's a really entertaining and informative story that was and is extremely interesting for us to read then and now. It covers some interesting cultural details and history, also geography as well as takes us around the world.
The book also has questions from all the chapters at the end to quiz you and make sure that you got your facts right!
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