London, United KingdomStories 4
- JP
Around the world in eighty daysOct 1872Passepartout's account: the Long Noses
My servant's own account of how he reached Yokohama without me, without money, and very nearly without a nose.
City7 min read
- IN
Around the world in eighty daysOct 1872Two thousand pounds in Calcutta
An elephant given away, a magistrate's court, a pair of shoes produced in evidence, and the Rangoon at noon. Expensive, but punctual.
City5 min read
- HK
Around the world in eighty daysOct 1872Hong Kong, one steamer short
A storm in the China Sea cost the Rangoon a day. The Carnatic did not wait, and my servant went with it.
City4 min read
- INAround the world in eighty daysOct 1872
Bombay, and Passepartout's shoes
Four hours in Bombay: a passport office, an indifferent dinner, and a servant who came back to the station without his shoes.
City3 min read