24. In Which the Pacific Is Crossed
24. In Which the Pacific Is Crossed
- Jules Verne
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- Introduction
- Note On The Text And Translation
- Select Bibliography
- A Chronology Of Jules Verne
- 1. In Which Phileas Fogg and Passepartout Accept Each Other, the One as Master and the Other as Servant
- 2. Where Passepartout Is Convinced That He Has Finally Found His Ideal
- 3. Where a Conversation Starts That May Cost Phileas Fogg Dear
- 4. In Which Phileas Fogg Flabbergasts His Servant Passepartout
- 5. In Which a New Stock Appears on the London Exchange
- 6. In Which Detective Fix Shows a Highly Justifiable Impatience
- 7. Which Shows Once More the Uselessness of Passports as a Means of Control
- 8. In Which Passepartout Speaks Perhaps a Little More Freely Than He Should
- 9. Where the Red Sea and Indian Ocean Favour Phileas Fogg’s Designs
- 10. Where Passepartout Is Only Too Happy To Get Off With Losing Just His Shoe
- 11. Where Phileas Fogg Buys a Mount at a Fabulous Price
- 12. Where Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture Through the Indian Jungle, and What Ensues
- 13. In Which Passepartout Proves Once Again That Fortune Favours the Bold
- 14. In Which Phileas Fogg Travels the Whole Length of the Wonderful Ganges Valley Without Even Considering Seeing It
- 15. Where the Bag of Banknotes Is Again Lightened by a Few Thousand Pounds
- 16. Where Fix Gives the Impression of Not Knowing About Events Reported to Him
- 17. Where a Number of Things Happen During the journey From Singapore to Hong Kong
- 18. In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout, and Fix Each Go About Their Business
- 19. Where Passepartout Takes Too Lively an Interest in His Master, and What Happens as a Consequence
- 20. In Which Fix Enters Into a Direct Relationship With Phileas Fogg
- 21. Where the Skipper of the Tankadère Runs a Considerable Risk of Losing a Bonus of £200
- 22. Where Passepartout Realizes That Even at the Antipodes, It Is Wise To Have Some Money in One’s Pocket
- 23. In Which Passepartout’s Nose Becomes Inordinately Long
- 24. In Which the Pacific Is Crossed
- 25. Where Some Slight Impression Is Given of San Francisco on an Election Day
- 26. In Which We Catch a Pacific Railroad Express
- 27. In Which Passepartout Attends a Lesson on Mormon History at Twenty Miles an Hour
- 28. In Which Passepartout Is Unable To Make Anyone Listen to Reason
- 29. Where a Tale Is Told of Diverse Incidents That Could Happen Only on the Railroads of the Union
- 30. In Which Phileas Fogg Simply Does His Duty
- 31. In Which Inspector Fix Takes Phileas Fogg’s Interests Very Seriously
- 32. In Which Phileas Fogg Engages in a Direct Fight Against Ill-Fortune
- 33. Where Phileas Fogg Shows Himself Equal to the Occasion
- 34. Which Provides Passepartout With the Opportunity To Make an Atrocious Pun, Possibly Never Heard Before
- 35. In Which Passepartout Does Not Need To Be Told Twice by His Master
- 36. In Which Phileas Fogg Is Again Quoted on the Options Market
- 37. In Which It Is Proved that Phileas Fogg Has Gained Nothing From His Journey Around the World Unless It Be Happiness
- Appendix A Principal Sources
- Appendix B The Play
- Appendix C Around The World As Seen By The Critics
- Explanatory Notes
24. In Which the Pacific Is Crossed
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- Introduction
- Note On The Text And Translation
- Select Bibliography
- A Chronology Of Jules Verne
- 1. In Which Phileas Fogg and Passepartout Accept Each Other, the One as Master and the Other as Servant
- 2. Where Passepartout Is Convinced That He Has Finally Found His Ideal
- 3. Where a Conversation Starts That May Cost Phileas Fogg Dear
- 4. In Which Phileas Fogg Flabbergasts His Servant Passepartout
- 5. In Which a New Stock Appears on the London Exchange
- 6. In Which Detective Fix Shows a Highly Justifiable Impatience
- 7. Which Shows Once More the Uselessness of Passports as a Means of Control
- 8. In Which Passepartout Speaks Perhaps a Little More Freely Than He Should
- 9. Where the Red Sea and Indian Ocean Favour Phileas Fogg’s Designs
- 10. Where Passepartout Is Only Too Happy To Get Off With Losing Just His Shoe
- 11. Where Phileas Fogg Buys a Mount at a Fabulous Price
- 12. Where Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture Through the Indian Jungle, and What Ensues
- 13. In Which Passepartout Proves Once Again That Fortune Favours the Bold
- 14. In Which Phileas Fogg Travels the Whole Length of the Wonderful Ganges Valley Without Even Considering Seeing It
- 15. Where the Bag of Banknotes Is Again Lightened by a Few Thousand Pounds
- 16. Where Fix Gives the Impression of Not Knowing About Events Reported to Him
- 17. Where a Number of Things Happen During the journey From Singapore to Hong Kong
- 18. In Which Phileas Fogg, Passepartout, and Fix Each Go About Their Business
- 19. Where Passepartout Takes Too Lively an Interest in His Master, and What Happens as a Consequence
- 20. In Which Fix Enters Into a Direct Relationship With Phileas Fogg
- 21. Where the Skipper of the Tankadère Runs a Considerable Risk of Losing a Bonus of £200
- 22. Where Passepartout Realizes That Even at the Antipodes, It Is Wise To Have Some Money in One’s Pocket
- 23. In Which Passepartout’s Nose Becomes Inordinately Long
- 24. In Which the Pacific Is Crossed
- 25. Where Some Slight Impression Is Given of San Francisco on an Election Day
- 26. In Which We Catch a Pacific Railroad Express
- 27. In Which Passepartout Attends a Lesson on Mormon History at Twenty Miles an Hour
- 28. In Which Passepartout Is Unable To Make Anyone Listen to Reason
- 29. Where a Tale Is Told of Diverse Incidents That Could Happen Only on the Railroads of the Union
- 30. In Which Phileas Fogg Simply Does His Duty
- 31. In Which Inspector Fix Takes Phileas Fogg’s Interests Very Seriously
- 32. In Which Phileas Fogg Engages in a Direct Fight Against Ill-Fortune
- 33. Where Phileas Fogg Shows Himself Equal to the Occasion
- 34. Which Provides Passepartout With the Opportunity To Make an Atrocious Pun, Possibly Never Heard Before
- 35. In Which Passepartout Does Not Need To Be Told Twice by His Master
- 36. In Which Phileas Fogg Is Again Quoted on the Options Market
- 37. In Which It Is Proved that Phileas Fogg Has Gained Nothing From His Journey Around the World Unless It Be Happiness
- Appendix A Principal Sources
- Appendix B The Play
- Appendix C Around The World As Seen By The Critics
- Explanatory Notes
