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Anatomy of Around the World in Eighty Days
Jules Verne, 1872. Public domain in the UK and the US. The ticking clock; set piece obstacles.
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63,208 words
37 chapters
18% dialogue
16.0 words a sentence
third person
4.2 hours to read
Lessons to borrow
- Use a clear external goal (the wager) to drive the plot forward, allowing obstacles and setbacks to test the protagonist's character and reveal hidden depths beneath a rigid exterior.
- Employ multiple viewpoints to create dramatic irony and suspense, letting readers know more than the protagonist and building tension through the gap between knowledge and action.
- Transform an antagonist into an ally through shared experience and gradual revelation of truth, showing that pursuit and conflict can lead to understanding and partnership rather than simple victory or defeat.
All 180 lenses
The 20 lenses below are the most asked for. The full set of 180 is grouped in 12 pages:
Beat positions Both
Story and structure · lens A1 · compare across books
| Beat | Where | Our reading | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inciting incident | Ch 3 (CHAPTER III), about 6% through | Fogg makes a wager at the Reform Club to travel around the world in eighty days, staking twenty thousand pounds. | |
| First turning point | Ch 5 (CHAPTER V), about 10% through | Fix identifies Fogg as the suspected bank robber and begins his pursuit across the world. | |
| Midpoint | Ch 19 (CHAPTER XIX), about 46% through | Fix drugs Passepartout to prevent him warning Fogg, but Fogg finds an alternative route and charters the Tankadere. | |
| Low point | Ch 34 (CHAPTER XXXIV), about 93% through | Fogg arrives at the Reform Club five minutes too late to win the wager, apparently defeated by a miscalculation of time. | |
| Climax | Ch 36 (CHAPTER XXXVI), about 98% through | The real bank robber is caught, exonerating Fogg, and he appears at the Reform Club as the deadline approaches. | |
| Resolution | Ch 37 (CHAPTER XXXVII), about 99% through | Passepartout discovers Fogg gained a day by travelling eastward, Fogg wins the wager, and he marries Aouda. |
A true Englishman doesn’t joke when he is talking about so serious a thing as a wager,” replied Phileas Fogg, solemnly. (Ch 3, para 60)
I’ve found the bank robber, Phileas Fogg. Send without delay warrant of arrest to Bombay. (Ch 5, para 12)
What nonsense!” cried Passepartout, striking the table with his fist. “My master is the most honourable of men! (Ch 19, para 55)
if Phileas Fogg was honest he was ruined; if he was a knave, he was caught. (Ch 34, para 9)
Percent is the middle of that chapter as a share of all words. The beat labels are our AI reading of the chapter notes.
Chapter length chart Count
Pace · lens D1 · compare across books
37 chapters. Median 1,771 words, shortest 779, longest 2,601. Whole book 63,208 words, about 4.2 hours at 250 words a minute.
Each bar is one chapter in reading order. Hover for the title and count.
Dialogue share per chapter Count
Dialogue and voice · lens C1 · compare across books
18% of all words are dialogue. Speech tags: "said" is 35% of tag verbs we found.
Cast and presence map Count
Character · lens B1, B2 · compare across books
| Character | Role (our reading) | Share of mentions | Chapters on page | First appears |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phileas Fogg | lead | 38% | 37 of 37 | Ch 1, para 2 |
| Passepartout | ally | 25% | 33 of 37 | Ch 1, para 18 |
| Fix | antagonist | 15% | 28 of 37 | Ch 6, para 4 |
| Aouda | love interest | 8% | 22 of 37 | Ch 13, para 11 |
| Sir Francis Cromarty | ally | 3% | 4 of 37 | Ch 11, para 2 |
| Andrew Stuart | minor | 2% | 5 of 37 | Ch 3, para 2 |
| Parsee | ally | 2% | 7 of 37 | Ch 10, para 18 |
| Colonel Proctor | foil | 2% | 4 of 37 | Ch 25, para 33 |
| John Bunsby | minor | 1% | 7 of 37 | Ch 1, para 17 |
| Captain Speedy | minor | 1% | 2 of 37 | Ch 32, para 13 |
| Gauthier Ralph | minor | 1% | 3 of 37 | Ch 3, para 2 |
| Kiouni | minor | 1% | 3 of 37 | Ch 11, para 45 |
Who is on the page, chapter by chapter
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | |
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| Colonel Proctor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Bunsby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain Speedy |
Most shared chapters: Passepartout and Phileas Fogg (33), Fix and Phileas Fogg (28), Fix and Passepartout (26), Aouda and Passepartout (22), Aouda and Phileas Fogg (22).
Counts use the names and aliases in our cast list. A name in narration or speech counts as a mention.
Chapter ending hooks AI
Pace · lens D8 · compare across books
Chapter endings: 11 quiet, 11 cliffhanger, 9 reveal, 6 question.
Chapters end with a mix of cliffhangers, reveals, and quiet moments that maintain momentum. Early chapters use quiet endings to establish routine, while later chapters employ cliffhangers and reveals to heighten tension as obstacles mount and the deadline approaches.
Every chapter ending
- Ch 1: quiet. Passepartout left alone in the house as Fogg departs for his club, establishing routine
- Ch 2: quiet. Passepartout's satisfaction and contentment as he accepts his new role
This is just what I wanted! Ah, we shall get on together, Mr. Fogg and I! What a domestic and regular gentleman! A real machine; well, I don’t mind serving a machine. (Ch 2, para 12)
- Ch 3: cliffhanger. Fogg commits to leaving that very evening, setting a specific return date and time
As today is Wednesday, the 2nd of October, I shall be due in London in this very room of the Reform Club, on Saturday, the 21st of December, at a quarter before nine p.m. (Ch 3, para 64)
- Ch 4: cliffhanger. The train departs into darkness with Passepartout worried about the gas he forgot to turn off
Very well, young man,” returned Mr. Fogg, coolly; “it will burn—at your expense. (Ch 4, para 44)
- Ch 5: reveal. Fix's telegram reveals Fogg is suspected of the bank robbery, transforming public perception
I’ve found the bank robber, Phileas Fogg. Send without delay warrant of arrest to Bombay. (Ch 5, para 12)
- Ch 6: question. Fix observes a passenger with a passport matching the robber's description but must confirm identity
An involuntary motion of surprise nearly escaped him, for the description in the passport was identical with that of the bank robber which he had received from Scotland Yard. (Ch 6, para 27)
- Ch 7: reveal. Fix's determination to follow Fogg and arrest him in Bombay is confirmed
Fix started off in search of Passepartout. (Ch 7, para 29)
- Ch 8: reveal. Fix sends the telegram requesting a warrant and boards the Mongolia to follow Fogg
Having uttered these words with a cool, careless air, the detective took leave of the consul, and repaired to the telegraph office, whence he sent the dispatch which we have seen to the London police office. (Ch 8, para 60)
- Ch 9: quiet. Fogg calmly notes his two-day gain in his itinerary as the steamer reaches Bombay
This was a gain to Phileas Fogg of two days since his departure from London, and he calmly entered the fact in the itinerary, in the column of gains. (Ch 9, para 31)
- Ch 10: cliffhanger. The train departs into darkness as Fix resolves to arrest Fogg for the temple offence
No, I’ll stay,” muttered he. “An offence has been committed on Indian soil. I’ve got my man. (Ch 10, para 24)
- Ch 11: quiet. The party departs on the elephant through the forest at nine o'clock
The Parsee perched himself on the elephant’s neck, and at nine o’clock they set out from the village, the animal marching off through the dense forest of palms by the shortest cut. (Ch 11, para 50)
- Ch 12: reveal. Fogg reveals his willingness to risk his journey to save Aouda, showing his humanity
Sometimes,” replied Phileas Fogg, quietly; “when I have the time. (Ch 12, para 48)
- Ch 13: cliffhanger. The group escapes on the elephant as priests and soldiers pursue them, firing weapons
The old rajah’s body, indeed, now appeared upon the burning pyre; and the priests, recovered from their terror, perceived that an abduction had taken place. (Ch 13, para 49)
- Ch 14: quiet. The chapter ends with Fogg noting in his journal that he is neither behind nor ahead of time, showing his methodical indifference to the adventure just completed
He was therefore neither behind-hand nor ahead of time. The two days gained between London and Bombay had been lost, as has been seen, in the journey across India. (Ch 14, para 28)
- Ch 15: cliffhanger. Fix watches Fogg board the steamer and departs, realizing the robber has escaped with two thousand pounds in bail money, leaving Fix to pursue him further
- Ch 16: question. Fix resolves to make Passepartout his confidant, but the outcome of this revelation remains uncertain as the chapter ends
- Ch 17: question. Fix is puzzled by Passepartout's knowing remarks and uncertain whether to reveal his true purpose, ending with Fogg moving methodically forward regardless of the disturbances around him
- Ch 18: reveal. The pilot reveals that the Carnatic will leave the next morning, not today, which reverses Fogg's apparent misfortune and delights Passepartout while disappointing Fix
- Ch 19: cliffhanger. Fix leaves the opium den satisfied that Passepartout is unconscious and cannot warn Fogg, but the reader knows Fogg will find another way to depart
At last!” said Fix, seeing Passepartout unconscious. “Mr. Fogg will not be informed of the ‘Carnatic’s’ departure; and, if he is, he will have to go without this cursed Frenchman! (Ch 19, para 71)
- Ch 20: cliffhanger. The Tankadere sets sail with Fogg, Aouda, and Fix aboard, leaving Passepartout behind and Fix uncertain of the outcome
John Bunsby, master, at length gave the order to start, and the “Tankadere,” taking the wind under her brigantine, foresail, and standing-jib, bounded briskly forward over the waves. (Ch 20, para 73)
- Ch 21: cliffhanger. The American steamer is signalled and fires its cannon in response, suggesting Fogg will make the connection, but the outcome remains uncertain as the chapter ends
Fire!” said Mr. Fogg. And the booming of the little cannon resounded in the air. (Ch 21, para 56)
- Ch 22: question. Passepartout wanders through Yokohama and observes the acrobatic troupe's placard, suggesting a possible solution to his predicament
Good! another Japanese embassy departing for Europe! (Ch 22, para 32)
- Ch 23: reveal. Passepartout spots Fogg in the audience and abandons his performance to reunite with him, leading to their departure on the American steamer
At half-past six, the very hour of departure, Mr. Fogg and Aouda, followed by Passepartout, who in his hurry had retained his wings, and nose six feet long, stepped upon the American steamer. (Ch 23, para 54)
- Ch 24: quiet. The chapter ends with Fogg having neither gained nor lost a day, a calm statement of progress
Mr. Fogg had neither gained nor lost a single day. (Ch 24, para 37)
- Ch 25: quiet. Fogg boards the train at full speed, having learned the riot was merely a justice of the peace election
Phileas Fogg got into the train, which started off at full speed. (Ch 25, para 51)
- Ch 26: quiet. The train enters Utah at night, having crossed the Rocky Mountains without serious incident
It was eight o’clock when the train passed through the defiles of the Humboldt Range, and half-past nine when it penetrated Utah, the region of the Great Salt Lake, the singular colony of the Mormons. (Ch 26, para 26)
- Ch 27: quiet. A desperate Mormon boards the train at the last moment, having fled domestic troubles
One, sir,” replied the Mormon, raising his arms heavenward —“one, and that was enough! (Ch 27, para 26)
- Ch 28: cliffhanger. The bridge collapses immediately after the train crosses, leaving the outcome in doubt until the last moment
- Ch 29: cliffhanger. Passepartout disappears after detaching the engine; his fate is unknown
- Ch 30: question. Fogg learns the train has departed and another will not arrive until evening, leaving his schedule in doubt
Ah!” returned the impassible gentleman quietly. (Ch 30, para 68)
- Ch 31: question. The train reaches New York but the China steamer has departed three-quarters of an hour before
The “China,” for Liverpool, had started three-quarters of an hour before! (Ch 31, para 38)
- Ch 32: quiet. Fogg boards the Henrietta with his party, having spent a fortune on passage
We will be on board at nine o’clock,” replied, no less simply, Mr. Fogg. (Ch 32, para 48)
- Ch 33: reveal. Fix arrests Fogg just as he arrives in Liverpool, revealing the warrant has been waiting
I arrest you in the Queen’s name! (Ch 33, para 67)
- Ch 34: reveal. The final line reveals the cruel irony: Fogg has circled the world but lost by five minutes due to London's clocks
Having made the tour of the world, he was behind-hand five minutes. He had lost the wager! (Ch 34, para 23)
- Ch 35: quiet. Passepartout hurries off to arrange the wedding, a moment of hope after despair
- Ch 36: cliffhanger. Fogg appears at the last possible moment with his famous calm declaration
- Ch 37: reveal. The final lines reveal that Fogg gained nothing but a charming woman, making him the happiest of men
nothing but a charming woman, who, strange as it may appear, made him the happiest of men! (Ch 37, para 41)
Viewpoint per chapter Both
Viewpoint and narration · lens E2 · compare across books
Counted: the narration is mostly third person (first person words per 1,000 outside speech: 0.2).
The narrative uses third-person perspective that shifts between Fogg, Passepartout, and Fix, allowing readers to see events from multiple angles. This technique builds suspense by showing Fix's pursuit while Fogg remains unaware, and later reveals Passepartout's separation from Fogg.
- Ch 1: Third person, primarily observing Fogg then Passepartout
- Ch 2: Third person, primarily Passepartout's perspective
- Ch 3: Third person, observing the whist game and conversation
- Ch 4: Third person, primarily Passepartout's perspective
- Ch 5: Third person, observing public reaction and detective's actions
- Ch 6: Third person, primarily Fix's perspective
- Ch 7: Third person, observing the consul's office scene
- Ch 8: Third person, primarily Fix's perspective
- Ch 9: Third person, observing the voyage and passengers
- Ch 10: Third person, observing Bombay and the temple incident
- Ch 11: Third person, observing Fogg's negotiations and preparations
- Ch 12: Third person, observing the journey and the suttee procession
- Ch 13: Third person, observing the rescue attempt and its success
- Ch 14: Third person, primarily Fogg and Passepartout
- Ch 15: Third person, primarily Fogg and Passepartout with Fix's perspective
- Ch 16: Third person, primarily Fogg and Passepartout with Fix's internal thoughts
- Ch 17: Third person, primarily Passepartout and Fix with Fogg's perspective
- Ch 18: Third person, primarily Fogg, Passepartout, and Fix
- Ch 19: Third person, primarily Passepartout and Fix
- Ch 20: Third person, primarily Fogg and Fix
- Ch 21: Third person, primarily Fogg, Fix, and John Bunsby
- Ch 22 to 23: Third person, primarily Passepartout
- Ch 24: Third person, primarily Fogg's perspective with some Passepartout and Fix
- Ch 25: Third person, primarily Fogg with some Passepartout observation
- Ch 26: Third person, primarily Fogg with Passepartout's frustration
- Ch 27: Third person, primarily Passepartout's perspective
- Ch 28: Third person, primarily Passepartout and Fogg
- Ch 29: Third person, primarily Fogg and Passepartout
- Ch 30: Third person, primarily Fogg and Fix
- Ch 31: Third person, primarily Fogg and Passepartout
- Ch 32: Third person, primarily Fogg
- Ch 33: Third person, primarily Fogg and Passepartout
- Ch 34: Third person, mostly Fogg's perspective
- Ch 35: Third person, shifting between Passepartout, Aouda, and Fogg
- Ch 36: Third person, alternating between public opinion and the five gentlemen
- Ch 37: Third person, mostly Passepartout and Fogg
Want and need of the lead AI
Character · lens B3 · compare across books
| Lead | Phileas Fogg |
|---|---|
| Wants | To win a wager by travelling around the world in eighty days. |
| Needs | To learn that human connection and love matter more than precision and wealth. |
| False belief | That life is best lived through rigid routine, mathematical exactitude, and emotional detachment. |
| Arc | positive. Fogg transforms from a solitary, emotionally distant man into someone capable of love and sacrifice, discovering that winning Aouda is worth more than winning the wager. |
Scene log AI
Story and structure · lens A4 · compare across books
One line per chapter: goal, conflict, outcome
| Ch | Summary | Goal | Conflict | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phileas Fogg, a mysterious and methodical gentleman living in London, hires a new French servant named Passepartout. | Passepartout seeks employment with a settled, regular master; Fogg needs a punctual servant | Fogg's extreme exactness and Passepartout's vagabond past seem incompatible | Fogg hires Passepartout on the spot, establishing their master-servant relationship |
| 2 | Passepartout explores his new master's house and discovers it is a model of order and method, perfectly suited to his desire for a settled life. | Passepartout wants to understand his new home and master's expectations | The house's extreme orderliness and Fogg's mechanical precision seem inhuman | Passepartout becomes delighted with the arrangement and confident he has found his ideal situation |
| 3 | At the Reform Club, Fogg joins a conversation about a bank robbery and makes a wager that he can travel around the world in eighty days, staking twenty thousand pounds. | Fogg and his friends debate whether the world has grown smaller; Stuart challenges Fogg's claim | Stuart insists the journey is impossible; Fogg calmly asserts it can be done | Fogg accepts a wager of twenty thousand pounds to complete the journey in eighty days |
| 4 | Fogg returns home early and shocks Passepartout by announcing they will travel around the world in eighty days, departing that very evening. | Fogg must prepare for immediate departure; Passepartout must pack hastily | Passepartout is bewildered by the sudden change to his orderly life | Master and servant board a train to Dover with minimal luggage and twenty thousand pounds |
| 5 | News of Fogg's wager spreads through London and the press, creating public debate and betting odds against him; a detective sends a telegram identifying Fogg as the bank robber. | Public opinion forms about Fogg's journey; a detective pursues the supposed robber | Most believe the journey is impossible; Fix believes Fogg is the bank robber | Betting odds turn heavily against Fogg; he is suspected of being a criminal |
| 6 | Detective Fix waits at Suez for the Mongolia steamer, hoping to identify and arrest the suspected bank robber Phileas Fogg. | Fix seeks to identify and arrest the bank robber among the steamer's passengers | Fix must recognise the robber from a description; the steamer arrives with many passengers | Fix spots a passenger with a passport matching the robber's description |
| 7 | Fix confronts Fogg at the consul's office, where Fogg has his passport visaed; Fix becomes convinced Fogg is the bank robber and plans to follow him to Bombay. | Fix seeks to confirm Fogg's identity as the robber; Fogg needs his passport visaed | Fix cannot arrest Fogg without a warrant; Fogg appears calm and honest | Fogg's passport is visaed; Fix resolves to follow him to Bombay for arrest |
| 8 | Fix befriends Passepartout on the quay at Suez, extracting information about Fogg's journey and confirming his suspicions; Fix sends a telegram requesting a warrant. | Fix seeks to learn more about Fogg from his talkative servant | Passepartout is innocent and unaware of Fix's suspicions | Fix gains confirmation of his theory and sends a telegram to London for a warrant |
| 9 | The Mongolia sails from Suez to Bombay; Fogg plays whist and maintains his routine while Passepartout enjoys the voyage and befriends Fix; the steamer arrives two days early. | The Mongolia must reach Bombay on schedule; Fogg must maintain his routine | The Red Sea is stormy; delays could disrupt Fogg's schedule | The Mongolia arrives at Bombay two days ahead of schedule, giving Fogg a gain |
| 10 | Fogg and Passepartout arrive in Bombay; Passepartout enters a sacred temple and is beaten by priests, losing his shoes; Fix resolves to arrest Fogg on Indian soil. | Fogg must catch the train to Calcutta; Passepartout must purchase supplies | Passepartout violates a sacred temple and is attacked; Fix plans to arrest Fogg | Passepartout escapes but loses his shoes; the train departs with Fogg and Passepartout |
| 11 | The railway from Bombay to Calcutta is incomplete; Fogg purchases an elephant for two thousand pounds and hires a Parsee guide to cross the gap to Allahabad. | Fogg must find transport across fifty miles of unfinished railway to Allahabad | No vehicles are available; the elephant owner refuses to hire or sell | Fogg purchases the elephant Kiouni for two thousand pounds and sets out with Sir Francis and the Parsee guide |
| 12 | Fogg, Passepartout, Sir Francis, and the Parsee guide travel through Indian forests on the elephant; they witness a suttee procession and resolve to save the young woman Aouda from being burned alive. | The party must reach Allahabad; they witness a suttee and decide to rescue the victim | The suttee procession is heavily guarded; the victim is intoxicated and will be burned at dawn | Fogg commits to saving Aouda, despite the danger and delay to his journey |
| 13 | Fogg and his companions attempt to rescue Aouda from the suttee; Passepartout disguises himself as the rajah and carries Aouda away from the pyre as the crowd flees in terror. | The party must rescue Aouda from the burning pyre before dawn | Guards surround the pagoda; the priests are vigilant; the rescue must be timed perfectly | Passepartout successfully rescues Aouda by impersonating the rajah; the group escapes into the forest |
| 14 | Phileas Fogg and his party escape with the rescued woman Aouda by elephant and train through India, reaching Calcutta on schedule despite the detour. | Transport Aouda safely to Calcutta and catch the steamer to Hong Kong | Aouda is drugged and unconscious; they must travel by elephant through forest then by train; Fogg must stay on schedule | They reach Calcutta at the exact scheduled time; Fogg offers to escort Aouda to Hong Kong |
| 15 | Fogg and Passepartout are arrested in Calcutta for desecrating a pagoda at Bombay; Fix has orchestrated the charge to delay them, but Fogg pays bail and escapes to catch the steamer. | Fogg must answer charges and reach the Hong Kong steamer by noon | They are arrested by police; the priests accuse them of sacrilege at Bombay; the judge sentences them to fines and imprisonment; Fix watches hoping for delay | Fogg pays two thousand pounds bail and departs for the steamer, leaving Fix frustrated |
| 16 | Aboard the Rangoon steamer to Hong Kong, Fogg treats Aouda with polite indifference while Fix hides and schemes to delay him, eventually deciding to confide in Passepartout. | Reach Hong Kong; Fix must find a way to delay Fogg's departure | Fix is hidden on the steamer; he observes Fogg and Aouda but cannot act; he considers revealing the robbery to Passepartout | Fix emerges and befriends Passepartout, planning to tell him Fogg is a robber |
| 17 | The Rangoon travels from Singapore to Hong Kong; Passepartout suspects Fix is a spy from the Reform Club; Fix and Passepartout spar verbally while Fogg remains indifferent to Aouda's charms. | Reach Hong Kong on schedule; Fix must determine how to delay Fogg | Passepartout suspects Fix's true purpose; bad weather delays the steamer; Fix considers revealing the robbery to Passepartout | The Rangoon is delayed twenty-four hours by storm; Fix becomes uncertain of his strategy |
| 18 | The Rangoon arrives in Hong Kong twenty-four hours late; Fogg discovers the Yokohama steamer has been delayed and will depart the next morning, allowing him to stay on schedule. | Reach Hong Kong and catch the steamer to Yokohama | The Rangoon is delayed by storm; Fogg fears missing the Yokohama connection; Fix hopes the delay will allow the warrant to arrive | The Carnatic steamer is delayed for boiler repairs and will leave the next morning, giving Fogg time to catch it |
| 19 | In Hong Kong, Fix reveals to Passepartout that Fogg is a bank robber; Passepartout refuses to betray his master and is drugged with opium by Fix to prevent him from warning Fogg. | Fix must prevent Fogg from leaving Hong Kong; Passepartout must decide whether to help Fix or remain loyal to Fogg | Fix reveals the robbery charge and offers money; Passepartout refuses and defends Fogg's honour; Fix drugs Passepartout with opium | Passepartout is rendered unconscious; Fix believes he has prevented Fogg from learning of the Carnatic's early departure |
| 20 | Fogg discovers the Carnatic has sailed without him; he charters a pilot boat, the Tankadere, to sail to Shanghai to catch the American steamer; Fix reluctantly joins him. | Fogg must reach Shanghai to catch the steamer to Yokohama | The Carnatic has departed early; Fogg must find alternative transport; Fix watches helplessly as Fogg finds a solution | Fogg charters the Tankadere and departs for Shanghai with Aouda and Fix |
| 21 | The Tankadere sails through dangerous Chinese seas toward Shanghai; a typhoon strikes but Fogg remains calm; the boat reaches Shanghai in time for Fogg to catch the American steamer. | Reach Shanghai in time to catch the steamer to Yokohama | Dangerous seas and typhoon threaten the small boat; time is running out; the boat must maintain speed | Despite the storm, the Tankadere reaches Shanghai in time; Fogg signals the American steamer and boards it |
| 22 | Passepartout wakes on the Carnatic bound for Yokohama; realising Fogg has missed the steamer, he despairs but then finds himself stranded in Japan with no money and must find work. | Passepartout must survive in Japan and find a way to rejoin Fogg | Passepartout is separated from Fogg; he has no money; he must find work or assistance | Passepartout explores Yokohama and discovers a Japanese acrobatic troupe seeking performers |
| 23 | Passepartout joins a Japanese acrobatic troupe as a performer; during a performance, he spots Fogg in the audience and abandons the show to reunite with his master. | Passepartout must find work to survive; he joins the acrobatic troupe | Passepartout must perform in the troupe; he must find a way to reach America; he spots Fogg in the audience | Passepartout abandons the performance and reunites with Fogg; they board the American steamer together |
| 24 | Fogg reunites with Passepartout in Yokohama, boards the General Grant for San Francisco, and discovers Fix is also aboard; the party crosses the Pacific while Passepartout's watch synchronises with ship time. | Fogg must reach San Francisco on schedule to stay on track for his wager | Passepartout was lost in Japan; Fix is pursuing Fogg but has switched sides to help rather than hinder | The General Grant departs with all three men aboard; Passepartout and Fix become reluctant allies |
| 25 | Fogg and party arrive in San Francisco, witness a political riot, meet Colonel Proctor and are attacked, then board a train for New York. | Fogg must catch a train to New York to stay on schedule | A violent political meeting erupts; Fogg is insulted and challenged by Colonel Proctor; time is wasted | Fogg accepts Proctor's challenge but departs on the train; the duel is postponed |
| 26 | Fogg and party travel by the Pacific Railroad across America, passing through mountains and plains, delayed by a buffalo herd. | Reach Omaha and then New York on time | A massive herd of buffalo blocks the tracks for three hours | The train waits patiently and resumes journey; no time is lost overall |
| 27 | The train passes through Utah; Passepartout attends a Mormon missionary lecture; the party visits Salt Lake City and a belated Mormon boards the train. | Continue journey through Utah without delay | Passepartout is exposed to Mormon teachings and polygamy; a fleeing Mormon boards the train | The train departs on schedule; Passepartout learns about Mormon history and practices |
| 28 | The train crosses the Rocky Mountains; Aouda spots Colonel Proctor and fears a confrontation; the party plays whist to keep Fogg in the car; the train stops at a broken bridge and attempts a dangerous crossing. | Reach Omaha without delay or confrontation with Proctor | Proctor is on the train; a suspension bridge is damaged and impassable; the engineer proposes a dangerous high-speed crossing | The train successfully leaps the bridge at high speed; the bridge collapses behind them |
| 29 | The train continues across Nebraska; Fogg and Proctor encounter each other at whist and arrange a duel at Plum Creek; Sioux attack the train during the duel preparations; Passepartout heroically detaches the engine to stop the train near Fort Kearney. | Reach New York on time; Fogg must duel Proctor | Proctor challenges Fogg to a duel; Sioux attack the train; Passepartout must separate the engine from the cars | The duel is interrupted by the Indian attack; Passepartout saves the train and passengers |
| 30 | Passepartout is missing after the Sioux attack; Fogg decides to rescue him despite the cost to his wager; Fix remains behind with Aouda; Fogg returns with Passepartout and the other rescued passengers, but the train has departed. | Rescue Passepartout from the Sioux; reach New York on time | Passepartout is missing; the captain refuses to pursue the Indians; Fogg must choose between his wager and his servant | Fogg rescues Passepartout but misses the train; another train will not arrive until evening |
| 31 | Fix offers Fogg a sledge with sails to reach Omaha; Fogg, Aouda, Passepartout, and Fix travel across the frozen plains at high speed; they reach Omaha and board a train for Chicago and New York. | Reach New York in time for the Liverpool steamer | Fogg is twenty hours behind; he must find an alternative route; the sledge journey is dangerous and uncertain | The sledge reaches Omaha; Fogg boards a train for Chicago and New York |
| 32 | The China steamer has departed; Fogg searches the Hudson for alternative vessels and finds the Henrietta, a trading ship bound for Bordeaux; he negotiates with Captain Speedy and books passage for eight thousand dollars. | Find a ship to cross the Atlantic to England | The China has departed; other steamers are unsuitable; Captain Speedy refuses to change course | Fogg pays eight thousand dollars for passage on the Henrietta to Bordeaux |
| 33 | Fogg takes command of the Henrietta by bribing the crew; the ship encounters a storm; coal runs out; Fogg buys the ship and burns it for fuel; the party reaches Queenstown and takes a train to Liverpool, arriving with hours to spare. | Cross the Atlantic to Liverpool in time | The ship encounters a storm; coal runs out; the captain is imprisoned; Fogg must burn the ship for fuel | Fogg reaches Liverpool with time to spare before the deadline |
| 34 | Phileas Fogg is arrested at Liverpool but freed when the real robber is found, yet he arrives at the Reform Club five minutes too late to win his wager. | Fogg must reach the Reform Club by nine o'clock to win his eighty day wager | He is arrested as a suspect, then even after release, delays and a miscalculation of time cost him the race | He arrives at 8:55 but the clocks strike 9:05, so he loses the bet |
| 35 | Fogg returns home ruined, but Aouda declares her love and agrees to marry him, giving him hope and purpose despite his financial loss. | Fogg must come to terms with his ruin and decide what to do next | He has lost his fortune and the wager, and those around him fear he may harm himself | Aouda proposes marriage, Fogg accepts with emotion, and they plan to wed the next day |
| 36 | London society learns the real robber was caught, Fogg is exonerated, and his five antagonists wait anxiously at the Reform Club as the deadline approaches. | The five wager holders must wait to see if Fogg arrives by nine o'clock | They believe he has lost, but doubt creeps in as the hour approaches | At the fifty-seventh second, Fogg appears and calmly announces his arrival |
| 37 | Passepartout discovers Fogg has miscalculated the day by one, rushes him to the Reform Club where he arrives just in time, and Fogg wins his wager and marries Aouda. | Fogg must reach the Reform Club by nine o'clock to win the wager | Passepartout realizes they arrived a day early due to travelling eastward, and Fogg has only minutes to spare | Fogg arrives at 8:55, wins the wager, and marries Aouda, gaining happiness instead of wealth |
Setups and payoffs AI
Story and structure · lens A8 · compare across books
| Planted | Pays off | |
|---|---|---|
| Fogg's obsession with precision and mathematical exactitude (Ch 1) | His watch being two hours fast nearly costs him the wager, but the eastward journey gains him a day. (Ch 37) | |
| Passepartout's desire for a quiet, settled life after years of wandering (Ch 1) | He finds purpose and meaning in serving Fogg and becomes his most loyal companion. (Ch 37) | |
| The bank robbery of fifty-five thousand pounds with detectives sent worldwide (Ch 3) | Fix pursues Fogg across the world based on mistaken identity; the real robber is caught in chapter 36. (Ch 36) | |
| Passepartout's violation of the sacred temple in Bombay (Ch 10) | Fix uses the incident to orchestrate Fogg's arrest in Calcutta, delaying him but not stopping him. (Ch 15) | |
| Fogg rescues Aouda from the suttee ceremony (Ch 12) | Aouda falls in love with Fogg and agrees to marry him, becoming his true prize. (Ch 35) | |
| Fix drugs Passepartout in Hong Kong to prevent him warning Fogg (Ch 19) | Passepartout wakes on the Carnatic and must find his own way to America, eventually reuniting with Fogg. (Ch 23) | |
| Fogg sacrifices his wager to rescue Passepartout from the Sioux attack (Ch 29) | His willingness to abandon the wager for duty proves his true character and wins Aouda's love. (Ch 35) | |
| Fogg's watch is two hours fast due to the eastward journey (Ch 24) | Passepartout discovers the date error, allowing Fogg to reach the Reform Club in time to win. (Ch 37) |
Calm and phlegmatic, with a clear eye, Mr. Fogg seemed a perfect type of that English composure which Angelica Kauffmann has so skilfully represented on canvas. (Ch 2, para 4)
In eighty days,” interrupted Phileas Fogg. (Ch 3, para 27)
We’ll have no trunks; only a carpet-bag, with two shirts and three pairs of stockings for me, and the same for you. (Ch 4, para 18)
Speech fingerprints Count
Dialogue and voice · lens C3 · compare across books
| Character | Share of attributed speech | Lines | Words a line | Questions per 100 lines | Exclaims per 100 | Pet words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phileas Fogg | 28% | 192 | 6.1 | 10.9 | 6.8 | shall, henrietta, mongolia, right, thousand, hundred |
| Passepartout | 22% | 138 | 6.9 | 12.3 | 49.3 | monsieur, master, twenty, minutes, that's, take |
| Fix | 22% | 76 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 21.1 | fogg, hong, kong, mongolia, warrant, don't |
| Andrew Stuart | 7% | 27 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 14.8 | fogg, thousand, lose, three, days, suppose |
| Sir Francis Cromarty | 6% | 15 | 18.1 | 26.7 | 0.0 | sacrifice, bombay, goddess, love, burned, creature |
| Aouda | 6% | 26 | 9.9 | 57.7 | 11.5 | fogg, terrible, going, ever, friend, having |
| Gauthier Ralph | 4% | 13 | 12.3 | 7.7 | 0.0 | robber, fogg, minutes, contrary, hope, hands |
| John Bunsby | 2% | 12 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 16.7 | tankadere, true, gentlemen, eighty, days, section |
| Colonel Proctor | 1% | 10 | 5.7 | 30.0 | 60.0 | full, speed, going, stay, imagine, take |
| Thomas Flanagan | 1% | 5 | 10.6 | 40.0 | 0.0 | ralph, about, robbery, last, train, arrive |
We give a line to a speaker only when one cast name appears in the narration of that paragraph, so many lines stay unattributed. Treat the figures as a sample.
Sentence length per chapter Count
Pace · lens D2 · compare across books
Mean sentence 16.0 words, median 13. 38% of sentences are under 10 words and 12% over 30. In the last fifth of the book, chapters run at 81% and sentences at 78% of the earlier average.
Emotional arc shape Count
Pace · lens D7 · compare across books
Computed shape: Riches to rags (fall) (fit 0.69 on a scale of 0 to 1).
We score the mood of each paragraph with a standard word list, then average across 20 equal slices of the book and smooth it. It is a rough reading of word mood, not of plot, and old styles of English can fool it. Shapes follow Reagan and others (2016).
When the lead and the first dialogue arrive Count
Openings and endings · lens F3, F4 · compare across books
First line of dialogue: after 103 words (Ch 1, para 3), 0.2% into the book.
The lead, Phileas Fogg, is first named after 17 words (Ch 1, para 2).
Mystery clue list AI
Genre craft · lens G4 · compare across books
| Clue | Kind | Laid | Explained | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A well-dressed gentleman of polished manners was seen at the Bank on the day of the robbery | clue | Ch 3 | Ch 36 | |
| Fogg's sudden departure from London with large banknotes and no luggage | red herring | Ch 5 | Ch 36 | |
| A passenger's passport description matches the bank robber's description exactly | clue | Ch 6 | Ch 36 | |
| Fogg left London hastily after the robbery and carries a large sum in banknotes | red herring | Ch 8 | Ch 36 | |
| Fogg is mysterious and solitary, with no known source of wealth | red herring | Ch 8 | Ch 36 | |
| Passepartout's violation of the temple gives Fix grounds to arrest Fogg | clue | Ch 10 | Ch 15 | |
| Fix's revelation that Fogg matches the description of the Bank of England robber | clue | Ch 19 | Ch 36 | |
| Passepartout's cryptic remarks about Fix being a spy suggest he has guessed something | clue | Ch 17 | Ch 19 | |
| Fix's hesitation to arrest Fogg suggests doubt about his guilt | clue | Ch 33 | Ch 36 | |
| Fogg's watch is two hours fast, creating a false sense of time | clue | Ch 34 | Ch 37 |
I know it, sir,” replied Phileas Fogg; “but I wish to prove, by your visa, that I came by Suez. (Ch 7, para 21)
I rather think so! Last Friday at eight o’clock in the evening, Monsieur Fogg came home from his club, and three-quarters of an hour afterwards we were off. (Ch 8, para 28)
You’re a sly dog!” said Passepartout, winking at him. (Ch 17, para 22)
Antagonist AI
Character · lens B7 · compare across books
| Who | Fix |
|---|---|
| Goal | To arrest Phileas Fogg for the Bank of England robbery and collect the reward. |
| Methods | Following Fogg across the world, gathering evidence, bribing officials, drugging Passepartout, and attempting to delay him at each port. |
| Shows their hand | Ch 5 |
| Our note | Fix's pursuit is based on mistaken identity, and he eventually becomes Fogg's ally after realising his error. |
Tension curve AI
Pace · lens D6 · compare across books
Tension score per chapter, 1 to 5 (our AI reading). The narrative accelerates as Fogg moves eastward, with chapters becoming more action-packed and tense. The early chapters establish character and routine at a measured pace, while the middle and later chapters quicken with travel, pursuit, and danger.
Subplot thread map Both
Story and structure · lens A7 · compare across books
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | |
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| Colonel Proctor's feud |
- The bank robbery mystery: Fix pursues Fogg across the world believing him to be the bank robber, until the real thief is caught.
- Fogg and Aouda's relationship: Fogg rescues Aouda from the suttee, she becomes his travelling companion, falls in love with him, and agrees to marry him.
- Passepartout's loyalty and misadventures: Passepartout's devotion to Fogg is tested by separation, drugging, and danger, but he remains loyal and helps save the day.
- Fix's pursuit and conversion: Fix pursues Fogg as a suspected criminal but gradually becomes his ally, eventually helping him reach England.
- The wager and time pressure: The eighty-day wager drives the entire narrative, with Fogg constantly racing against time and overcoming obstacles.
- Colonel Proctor's feud: Proctor becomes Fogg's enemy in San Francisco and pursues him across America, challenging him to a duel.
Motif tracker AI
Theme and motif · lens J3 · compare across books
- Exactitude and precision (Ch 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 14, 24, 34, 37): Fogg's obsession with mathematical precision and routine defines his character but nearly costs him the wager through a miscalculation of time.
- Money as a tool and solution (Ch 3, 4, 11, 15, 20, 31, 32, 33): Fogg uses his wealth to overcome obstacles and maintain his schedule, but money ultimately cannot buy happiness or love.
- Obstacles and narrow escapes (Ch 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33): Fogg repeatedly faces delays and dangers but overcomes them through resourcefulness, luck, and determination.
- Solitude and isolation (Ch 1, 2, 3, 16, 24, 34, 35): Fogg begins as a solitary, emotionally detached man but gradually opens himself to human connection and love.
- The pursuit and pursuit reversed (Ch 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 24): Fix pursues Fogg across the world as an antagonist but becomes his ally, showing that pursuit can transform into partnership.
- Time and the earth's rotation (Ch 3, 24, 34, 37): The eastward journey gains Fogg a day through the crossing of the International Date Line, turning apparent defeat into victory.
Faith,” muttered Passepartout, somewhat flurried, “I’ve seen people at Madame Tussaud’s as lively as my new master! (Ch 2, para 2)
A man rather feels the presence of these fellows, consul, than recognises them. You must have a scent for them, and a scent is like a sixth sense which combines hearing, seeing, and smelling. (Ch 6, para 9)
Very curious, very curious,” said Passepartout to himself, on returning to the steamer. “I see that it is by no means useless to travel, if a man wants to see something new. (Ch 9, para 29)
Such a delay would not have deranged my plans in the least,” said Mr. Fogg. “I have constantly foreseen the likelihood of certain obstacles. (Ch 11, para 7)
Signature words Count
Prose style · lens H3 · compare across books
Words this book uses far more than the other books on our shelf (log odds, at least 8 uses). Names often top the list.
Commercial facts card Research
Commercial facts · lens L1, L2, L4 · compare across books
| First published | 1872 |
|---|---|
| Author died | 1905 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the UK (author died 1905, so life plus 70 years has passed) and in the US (first published 1872, before 1931). Translated by George Makepeace Towle (died 1893). |
| Length | 63,208 words in 37 chapters; about 4.2 hours to read |
| Genre | Thriller and adventure |
| Sales and adaptations | Coming in a later phase, with sources. |
Method: counts come from a clean public domain plain text, split into chapters and paragraphs with stable IDs (for example c3p12 is chapter 3, paragraph 12, in reading order). Lenses marked AI are our AI reading of each chapter, made once and stored. Every quote shown was checked word for word against the text; 18 AI quotes for this book failed that check and were dropped.
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