Around the World in Eighty Days Chapters 1-3

In which we are introduced to the enigmatic and impeccably punctual Mr. Phileas Fogg, whose life of unvarying routine is upended when he hires the resourceful French valet Passepartout and becomes embroiled in a spirited wager concerning the possibility of circumnavigating the world in eighty days. This challenge unfolds amid the refined surroundings of the Reform Club, where a discussion on a recent bank robbery and the advances of modern travel set the stage for an extraordinary undertaking.