Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Around_the_World_in_Eighty_Days

Here is a link about a general summary of the book. It gives some background about the author and the characters. Tells you what the book is about.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne

Here is the author, Jules Verne. This link tells you what other type of books he has wrote and what kind of writer he was. It also tells you about his life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phileas_Fogg

This URL tells you about the main character, Phileas Fogg. This gives background information on Fogg. Helps to know him better.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passepartout_(character)

This link tells you about Fogg's manservant, Jean Passepartout. It gives background information on him. It also helps you get to know him too.

http://aroundtheworld.phileas-fogg.net/aroundtheworld/80days-chapter6.html

This is a URL of a part of the book. It sort of introduces Detective Fix who is kinda the bad guy in the book. So it helps you get to know the bad guy.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327437/

I put this one in here because they made the book into a movie. Of course the movie isn't completely accurate but it's got Jackie Chan. So if you don't really feel like reading the whole book then you can just watch the movie but it's not very good.

http://www.ourwardfamily.com/1800's_britain.htm

This URL is about Britain in the 1800's. Mr. Fogg's adventure takes place in the 1800's and England is where it started. Alot of historical information is given about Britain in this time.

http://www.life.com/gallery/55271/image/3091323/early-photos-egypt-in-the-1800s#index/0

Mr. Fogg went from London from Egypt. This URL gives great images of what early Egypt was like. These also might of been some of the things Fogg saw on his travels.

http://history1800s.about.com/od/thebritishempire/tp/indiatimeline01.htm

This URL is about India in the mid-1800's. Even though Mr. Fogg went through in the later 1800's the stuff in this page describes what happened recently before Fogg went through. Good discription of early India though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Hong_Kong_(1800s%E2%80%931930s)

Another URL covering histories of a country. This country is China, in particular Hong Kong. One of Mr.Foggs last stops before entering the U.S.

http://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/timeline_1800.html

Educational link of Japan in the mid to late 1800's. This is about the time Mr. Fogg would of been there. Japan was the last stop before entering the U.S.

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/history/1800.htm

This link gives many dates and events of the late 1800's in the U.S. These events shaped the country for when Fogg arrived. Another Historical site.

http://www.yourirish.com/history/19th-century/

After the boat gets messed up they end up in Ireland. This is a historical background about what was going on in the 1800's in Ireland. Gives you an imagine on what Fogg might of seen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_the_United_States#1851.E2.80.931900

Because Fogg had to travel through America by train. I decided to put this link that has to do about train travel in this time. It also shows the dangers of this travel too.

http://northwesthistoryexpress.com/timeline/transportation1800.php

Because Fogg's main type of transportation is train. I decided to post a URL that covered trains in general in the 1800's. Really good train history.

http://www.bytown.net/steamer.htm

Although Mr. Fogg did not actually travel the Ottawa River. This link gives a good description on what traveling on a steam powered boat was like. Because that is Fogg's other main source of travel.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4894_play-bridge.html

One of Fogg's favorite games is bridge. So this link tells you how to play bridge. So you can enjoy Bridge too.

http://www.chacha.com/question/what-is-20%2C000-pounds-in-1800%27s-worth-today

Mr. Fogg makes a bet of 20,000 pounds. So this link tells you how much 20,000 thousands pounds is worth today. Fogg was a baller.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire#Britain.27s_imperial_century_.281815.E2.80.931914.29

Mr. Fogg is constantly being chased by Fix. An English detective. So to show where Fix can arrest Fogg at here is this link.

http://www.enotes.com/drugs-substances-encyclopedia/opium/effects-body

Passepartout misses the ship to Yokohama because Fix tricks him into smoking opium. So to show the effects  of opium on the body here is this link. Now i understand why he missed it.