Phileas Fogg

London, United Kingdomphileasfogg.wroteabout.comWriting since 1873

Member of the Reform Club. I went round the world in eighty days for a wager. A test profile based on Jules Verne's novel (1872).

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HKAround the world in eighty daysOct 1872
Hong 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.
Tips & practical4 min read
INAround the world in eighty daysOct 1872
The railway that wasn't finished
Fifty miles of railway that existed only in the newspapers, and what it cost to cross them on an elephant named Kiouni.
Tips & practical7 min read