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Phileas Fogg (/ ˈ f ɪ l i ə s ˈ f ɒ ɡ / FIL-ee-əs FOG) is the protagonist in the 1872 Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. Inspirations for the character were the American entrepreneur George Francis Train and American writer and adventurer William Perry Fogg .
This list of global issues presents problems or phenomena affecting people around the world, including but not limited to widespread social issues, economic issues, and environmental issues. Organizations that maintain or have published an official list of global issues include the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum.
Aouda (औद / Auda), a character in Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, is an Indian princess accompanied by Phileas Fogg and Passepartout.The daughter of a Bombay Parsi merchant, she was married against her will to the old raja of Bundelkhand.
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At around 600 miles wide and up to 6,000 meters (nearly four miles) deep, the Drake is objectively a vast body of water. To us, that is. To the planet as a whole, less so.
People also knew each other, not just their names, but their stories and families, and they chose to spend time with each other over meals, games, and celebrations for the many festivals that ...
Even the title Around the World in Eighty Days is not original. Several sources have been hypothesized as the origins of the story. [6] Another early reference comes from the Italian traveler Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri. He wrote a book in 1699 that was translated into French: Voyage around the World or Voyage du Tour du Monde (1719 ...
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