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Phileas Fogg is the main fictional character in the 1873 Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a work of fiction. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the French author. ...

Protagonist

Phileas Fogg lives at 7 Savile Row, Burlington Gardens, a fashionable upmarket area of London in the 1870s. He is quite wealthy, although none of the others in the novel know how he acquired his money. He appears not to have an occupation and very little is known about his earlier life—the novel specifies, on occasions, that he is a natural sailor but the reasons for this remain unknown. Likewise, he appears to be well-traveled but details of his past travels remain elusive. Savile Row Savile Row 3 Savile Row, 2007 Savile Row occupies a quiet corner of Mayfair in central London near Bond Street and is famous for its mens bespoke tailoring. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... // The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ...

Despite his mysterious and vague background, Mr Fogg is highly knowledgeable in a great variety of subjects and analyses every news story with impeccable logic. Due to his large fortune and excellent credit history, Fogg is a member of the Reform Club on Pall Mall, an exclusive political establishment for liberally-minded men. This 1840s drawing shows the corridors around the central saloon at first floor level The Reform Club in London viewed from Pall Mall, with the Travellers Club immediately to its left The Reform Club is gentlemens club on the south side of Pall Mall (at number 104), in central... This article is about the London street. ... Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of...

Fogg does not have any surviving relatives and, by his own admission, does not have very many friends apart from a circle of men at the Club, with whom he regularly plays his favourite game of whist. Whist is a classic trick-taking card game which was played widely in the 18th and 19th centuries. ...

Fogg lives alone in his house on Savile Row, a modern and comfortable though fairly cold and uninviting place. He has one manservant but appears to use his house only for sleeping and spends every day at the Reform Club where he takes his meals, reads newspapers and plays whist.

He is familiar with a variety of topics which seem out-of-character for a member of London's high society. When served with a suspicious rabbit pie at an Indian railway restaurant he clearly identifies the pie as being made with cat meat, with which one would not expect of member of the Reform Club. What is more, he continues to eat it.

Fogg exhibits remarkable courage, selflessness and chivalry at several points in the novel—after winning the small fortune of twenty guineas at whist he does not keep the money but gives it to a beggar he passes in the street. In India he risks his wager and life to rescue Aouda from death. When his train is attacked by Sioux warriors, in the United States, he again risks his wager and life to lead a military mission to rescue Passepartout from the Sioux. In San Francisco Fogg bravely defends Aouda from drunken revellers using only his fists and, when faced with the prospect of a duel, accepts the offer without flinching. Aouda is a fictional character in the story Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. ... The Sioux (pronounced ) are a Native American and First Nations people. ... Passepartout (in French, literally passes everywhere) is a character in Jules Vernes novel, Around the World in Eighty Days and in the Sci Fi Channel (United States) television series The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

In many respects Phileas Fogg fits the stereotype of the stiff upper lip, eccentric, English gentleman. For other uses, see Stereotype (disambiguation). ...

In terms of personality and social actions Phileas Fogg appears to be a cold and obsessive character. His personal life is strictly governed by bizarre and neurotically precise standards, such as the exact temperature of his shaving water and the number of steps he takes to walk from his house to the Club each day.

At the beginning of the novel it is revealed that his manservant, James Forster, has failed to meet Fogg's strict demands, by bringing him his shaving water two degrees too cold. This prompts Fogg to hire Passepartout, who is looking for a settled situation after working in a surprising variety of professions. When Passepartout arrives at the house, for his job interview, he finds Fogg sitting like a statue in his silent living room watching one of his innumerable clocks. He retains this composure throughout most of the novel, until rescuing the beautiful Indian princess Aouda, with whom he falls in love. By the end of the novel, Aouda's influence has prompted Phileas to abandon his cold and mechanical exterior. The novel ends with him having become a warm and kind character, happy and content in his new life with Aouda. Aouda is a fictional character in the story Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. ...

Around the World in Eighty Days

Accompanied by his manservant Passepartout he attempts to circumnavigate the late Victorian world in 80 days, or less, on a wager of £20,000 set by the Reform Club. He takes the wager and on that day leaves with Passepartout, vowing to return by 8.45 pm on Saturday 21 December 1872. Under suspicion of robbing the Bank of England, he is followed by a detective named Fix. Fogg has no idea about Fix's true intentions, yet he works with him throughout the last half of the book. Servant has a number of meaning: A servant is another word for domestic worker, a person who is hired to provide regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. ... Passepartout, the name given by Jules Verne to the French Valet in the novel, Around the World in Eighty Days. ... “Round the world” redirects here. ... The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Gambling (or betting) is any behavior involving risking money or valuables (making a wager or placing a stake) on the outcome of a game, contest, or other event in which the outcome of that activity depends partially or totally upon chance or upon ones ability to do something. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Headquarters Coordinates , , Governor Mervyn King Central Bank of United Kingdom Currency Pound sterling ISO 4217 Code GBP Base borrowing rate 5. ...

While in India he saves a widowed princess from a tribe of natives who wish to sacrifice her. Passepartout rescues her and she accompanies Fogg for the rest of his journey. She and Fogg eventually fall in love and marry at the end of the book. Fogg is arrested by Fix near the end of the book but he is quickly released. // Ceremony of Burning a Hindu Widow with the Body of her Late Husband, from Pictorial History of China and India, 1851. ...

He then believes he has lost his wager. However, he discovers, almost too late, that he has forgotten to adjust his timekeeping for having crossed the International Date Line and he wins his bet after all. “Date line” redirects here. ...

In other media

The character of Phileas Fogg was played by David Niven in the 1956 film adaptation of the book; by Pierce Brosnan in the 1989 television adaptation; by Steve Coogan in the 2004 film adaptation by The Walt Disney Company; and by Michael Praed in The Secret Adventures Of Jules Verne. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Around the World in Eighty Days is a 1956 movie based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne. ... Pierce Brendan Brosnan,The most gorgeous man on the planet OBE[1] (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish actor and producer best known for portraying James Bond in four films from 1995 to 2002: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day. ... Stephen John Steve Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, impressionist, and comedian. ... Around the World in 80 Days movie poster Around the World in 80 Days is a 2004 film based on Jules Vernes Around the World in Eighty Days. ... Disney redirects here. ... Michael Praed (pronounced , prayd)[1] (né Michael David Prince, born April 1, 1960 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire), a British actor, is probably best known for his role as Robin of Loxley (Robin Hood) in the British television series Robin of Sherwood, which attained cult status worldwide in the 1980s. ... The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne is a 22-episode science fiction television series in the steampunk genre. ...

In Philip José Farmer's The Other Log of Phileas Fogg, he is said to be Eridanean, a member of the (ostensibly) more benevolent of two extraterrestrial factions attempting to control the Earth. Fogg is a member of Farmer's Wold Newton family. Philip José Farmer (born January 26, 1918) is an American author, principally known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. ... The Other Log of Phileas Fogg is a science fiction novel written by Philip José Farmer in 1973. ... The Wold Newton family. ...

Phileas Fogg also appeared in the comic book The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and was mentioned by name in its film adaptation. For the film adaptation, see The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film). ...

As a well known name associated with travel and exotic locations, the name "Phileas Fogg" has been used to brand a number of products including:

• Fountain pen: Waterman Philéas
• Travel agencies and services
• Hotels and other forms of travel accommodation
• Restaurants and exotic foods
• A foreign-style snack food range in the United Kingdom, including Tortilla chips
• A Bus rapid transit project in the Netherlands called Phileas

There was also a cartoon adaptation in which Phileas was called Willy Fogg and all characters were animals Phileas Fogg snacks are a range of snack products in the United Kingdom based on snacks from around the world. ... Tortilla chips A tortilla chip is a snack food made from corn tortillas, which are cut into wedges and then fried. ... This article is about high-capacity bus transit systems. ...

External links

• Around the World in 80 Days Complete edition with additional content.