Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) is the story of how Phileas Fogg and his valet attempt to travel the world in eighty days as the result of a £ 20,000 wager with Fogg'sondon friends. Following Phileas's tumultuous journey through Suez, Bombay, Calcutta, Hong Kong, Yokohama, San Francisco, New York andiverpool, this classic adventure story is one of the best of its kinds.