Yes, Phileas Fogg went around the world in 80 days in Jules Verne's classic novel "Around the World in 80 Days." He embarked on this journey to win a bet and faced various challenges and adventures along the way.
No. He gets back in 79 days because he passes The International Date Line.
In the original novel he did not travelled by balloon.
Phileas Fogg is a fictional character from Jules Verne's novel "Around the World in Eighty Days." Fogg is a wealthy and precise Englishman who bets that he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. Throughout the novel, he faces various challenges and adventures as he races against time to win the bet.
Phileas Fogg traveled from London to multiple destinations, including Suez, Bombay, Calcutta, Hong Kong, Yokohama, San Francisco, New York, London. He completed his journey, circumnavigating the world, in 80 days.
Phileas Fogg
Phileas Fogg first met Jean Passepartout at a Reform Club in London. Passepartout became Fogg's new valet after his previous one resigned unexpectedly. Their meeting marked the beginning of their journey around the world in "Around the World in Eighty Days."
Phileas Fogg and Passepartout took 6 days to travel from Calcutta to Hong Kong in the novel "Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules Verne.
Phileas Fogg is the main character in the 1873 Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days.
Phileas Fogg and his man servant Passepartout
Phileas Fogg the avid adventurer was born in 1873 when his character was put to paper by Jules Vern. Fogg was the lead character in the story 'Around the World in 80 days.
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The lead character Phineas Fogg ( actually Verne originally styled him Phileas Fogg, but the Barnum--like Phineas won out , in popularity, his aide Passepartout- which means ( Gets all around) in French and is also a slang term for a master key. the story has a gambling subplot which works against it.
The protagonist is Phileas Fogg. He makes a bet and travels around the world with his man servant.