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- Herausgeber: adlima GmbH
- Kategorie: Abenteuer, Thriller, Horror
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024
Englisch Lernen mit klassischen Werken. Die Bücher dieser Reihe eignen sich für Jugendliche und Erwachsene, die mit klassischen Werken ihre Lesefähigkeit verbessern wollen. Englisch Niveaus A2 bis B2. Durchgehend in englischer Sprache. Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte von Phileas Fogg und seinem Diener Passepartout. Fogg ist ein reicher Mann aus London. Er wettet, dass er in 80 Tagen um die Welt reisen kann. Fogg und Passepartout reisen mit verschiedenen Transportmitteln, wie Schiffen und Zügen. Auf ihrer Reise erleben sie viele Abenteuer. Sie treffen interessante Menschen und haben manchmal Probleme. Zum Beispiel werden sie fälschlicherweise für Verbrecher gehalten. Auch gibt es einen Detektiv, der sie verfolgt. Der Detektiv denkt, dass Fogg ein Bankräuber ist. Am Ende kommen Fogg und Passepartout zurück nach London. Sie sind zu spät. Sie denken, sie haben die Wette verloren.
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Englisch Lernen mit klassischen Werken. Die Bücher dieser Reihe eignen sich für Jugendliche und Erwachsen, die mit klassischen Werken ihre Lesefähigkeit verbessern wollen. Englisch Niveaus A2 bis B2. Durchgehend in englischer Sprache.Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 – Phileas Fogg and his servant Passepartout
Chapter 2 – Passepartout has found his ideal
Chapter 3 – A conversation that could cost Phileas Fogg dearly
Chapter 4 – Passepartout is dismayed
Chapter 5 – The people of London make bets
Chapter 6 – Fix is right to be impatient
Chapter 7 – New proof of how useless passports are
Chapter 8 – Passepartout tells too much
Chapter 9 – The journey goes well
Chapter 10 – Passepartout is very lucky
Chapter 11 – Phileas Fogg buys an elephant
Chapter 12 – An adventurous ride through India
Chapter 13 – Fortune favors the brave
Chapter 14 – Phileas Fogg rides down the valley of the Ganges
Chapter 15 – Phileas Fogg again has to pay several thousand pounds
Chapter 16 – Fix questions Passepartout
Chapter 17 – From Singapore to Hong Kong
Chapter 18 – Phileas Fogg, Passepartout and Fix all get busy
Chapter 19 – Passepartout shares in his master's fate
Chapter 20 – Fix makes contact with Phileas Fogg
Chapter 21 – The captain risks losing his bounty
Chapter 22 – It's good to have some money in your pocket
Chapter 23 – Passepartout gets a long nose
Chapter 24 – Sailing across the Pacific Ocean
Chapter 25 – A meeting
Chapter 26 – Express train on the Pacific Railroad
Chapter 27 – A piece of Mormon history
Chapter 28 – Passepartout urges reason
Chapter 29 – This only happens on American railroads
Chapter 30 – Phileas Fogg only does what he has to
Chapter 31 – Fix supports Mr. Fogg
Chapter 32 – Phileas Fogg in a battle with misfortune
Chapter 33 – Phileas Fogg has everything under control
Chapter 34 – Fix is duly paid
Chapter 35 – Passepartout doesn't need to be told twice about an assignment
Chapter 36 – The bets on Phileas Fogg are rising again
Chapter 37 – Phileas Fogg has only won his fortune
Impressum
Chapter 1 – Phileas Fogg and his servant Passepartout
Phileas Fogg lives in Burlington Gardens in London. He is an important member of the Reform Club, but he doesn't do anything special. Fogg is a mysterious man about whom all that is known is that he is nice and an elegant gentleman. Some say he looks like the poet Byron. But he has a beard and no passion on his face. He is a real Englishman, but nobody knows for sure if he's from London. You never see him in stores, banks, or on ships in London. He is neither a lawyer, a businessman, nor a scientist. He just belongs to the Reform Club.
Phileas Fogg is a mysterious gentleman in the Reform Club. The Baring brothers have recommended him because he has invested his money there. He always pays his bills on time. Fogg is rich, but nobody knows how he made his fortune. He does not spend too much but is not stingy either. He often makes secret donations to good causes.
Fogg speaks little and is very secretive. His life is public, but he always does the same thing. That makes people curious. He knows his way around the world map. He knows a lot about faraway places. Sometimes he corrects rumors about travelers in the club with a few clear words. It seems as if he has traveled everywhere in his mind.
Phileas Fogg has lived in London for many years and only walks from his house to the club every day. He reads the newspapers and plays whist. He often wins at this game, but donates his winnings. Fogg plays more for fun than to win.
Little is known about Fogg's private life. He has no family or close friends and lives alone in his house. Only a servant lives with him. He spends most of his time at the club, where he eats and socializes. Fogg goes home at the same time every day, only to sleep. He always moves at the same pace and enjoys the club's best food and drink.
Phileas Fogg lives in a comfortable but not ostentatious house. He has fixed habits and doesn't need much help. He expects a great deal of punctuality and regularity from his only servant. On October 2, Fogg dismissed his servant James Forster because the shaving lotion was not at the right temperature. Now he is waiting for a new servant to arrive between 11:00 and 11:30.
Fogg is sitting in his armchair, looking at his watch and wants to go to the Reform Club at half past eleven. At that moment, there is a knock at the door. The dismissed servant comes in and says that the new servant is here. A man of about 30 enters and greets Fogg. Fogg asks him if he is French and his name is John. Jean Passepartout, the new servant, introduces himself to Phileas Fogg. He explains that he has had many jobs: singer, circus performer, gymnastics teacher, and fireman. He has been living in England for five years and is now looking for a quiet job. He has heard about Fogg's punctuality and wants to work for him. Fogg thinks that the name Passepartout suits him well and hires him. He has already heard good things about Passepartout and asks for the time. Passepartout's watch is four minutes late, but Fogg hires him anyway. From this moment on, Passepartout works for him. It is 11:29 in the morning on October 2, 1872. Phileas Fogg gets up, takes his hat, and leaves the house without another word. Passepartout hears the front door close twice. First Fogg leaves the house, then his former servant. Now Passepartout is alone in the house.
Chapter 2 – Passepartout has found his ideal
Passepartout thinks about how quiet and expressionless his new boss is. He compares Fogg to the wax figures at Madame Tussaud's in London, which look very lifelike but cannot speak.
Passepartout has observed Fogg closely. He is a handsome, tall man of about forty, with blond hair and beard, no wrinkles and nice teeth. Fogg seems very calm and composed, with a clear gaze and no large movements. Passepartout thinks that Fogg embodies perfect accuracy.
Phileas Fogg is a very precise and efficient person. He only moves as much as necessary and always takes the shortest route. He wastes no movement and always remains calm and composed. He is never in a hurry, but always on time. Fogg lives alone. He avoids social contact to avoid conflict.
Passepartout is a friendly Parisian. He has lived in England for five years. He has been looking for a suitable employer for a long time. Passepartout is a nice guy with a pleasant face, blue eyes, a healthy complexion, and a strong body. He has brown, slightly reddish hair. Passepartout wonders whether he would be a good match for Phileas Fogg as a servant. He wants to lead a quiet life and has heard that English gentlemen are very punctual and cool. He has had many employers, but none have been suitable. His last boss often came home late at night. Passepartout wants to preserve his good reputation. He then heard about Fogg and found that his quiet life suited him well.
After Fogg has left the house, Passepartout takes a close look at it. He likes the tidy, well-furnished house. It has a modern interior with gas lighting and heating as well as electric bells and clocks. He also likes Passepartout's room on the second floor. He thinks the house suits him well.
In his room, Passepartout discovers a plan for his daily routine. The plan shows exactly what he should do every day: Tea and toasted slices of bread at 8:23 a.m., water for shaving at 9:37 a.m., and so on. Everything is precisely planned, from morning until Fogg goes to bed at midnight.
Mr. Fogg's clothes are well organized. Each item of clothing has a number and a date when it is to be worn. The shoes are also well organized.
The house is comfortable and cozy. There are no books, as Fogg uses the Reform Club's libraries. There is a safe in the bedroom. There are no weapons in the house. This shows that Fogg is a peaceful man. Passepartout is pleased after he has had a good look at the apartment. He is happy and thinks that he and Mr. Fogg are a good match. He thinks that Fogg is very tidy, almost like a machine. He is looking forward to working for him.
Chapter 3 – A conversation that could cost Phileas Fogg dearly
Phileas Fogg leaves his house at half past eleven and goes to the Reform Club. The club is a large and expensive building. At the club, Fogg eats his breakfast of various dishes and drinks special tea. After breakfast, he reads the newspapers, first the Times and then the Standard. For lunch, he eats similar dishes to breakfast, but with a special sauce. In the afternoon, he reads the Morning Chronicle in the club's large lounge.
Half an hour later, some members of the Reform Club arrive. Like Phileas Fogg, they are passionate whist players. They include the engineer Andrew Stuart, the bankers John Sullivan and Samuel Fallentin, the brewer Thomas Flanagan, and Walther Ralph from the Bank of England. They are rich and famous. They are talking about a theft at the Bank of England. Walther Ralph hopes that they will catch the thief.
They have sent good policemen to important ports. They ask if there is a description of the thief. Walther Ralph says that the culprit is not a thief, but a gentleman. That's what it says in the Morning Chronicle newspaper.
The theft they are talking about happened three days earlier. Someone stole banknotes worth 55,000 pounds from the Bank of England.
Deputy Governor Walther Ralph explains that the theft happened while the cashier was busy. He cannot look everywhere at once.
The Bank of England pays great attention to the dignity of its customers. There are no guards or bars. Money and banknotes are left lying around openly. It is said that a visitor once took a gold bar. They looked at it and passed it on. The bar went from hand to hand and only came back half an hour later.
On September 29, a bundle of banknotes was stolen and never returned.
The bank sends detectives to major ports such as Liverpool, Glasgow, Havre, Suez, Brindisi, and New York. They offer a reward of 2,000 pounds and five percent of the sum found. The detectives are to watch all passengers while they wait for the results of the investigation.
There are reasons to believe that the perpetrator of the theft at the Bank of England is not part of an organized gang of thieves. On September 29, a well-dressed gentleman with good manners was seen in the bank's payment hall. The police are able to get an accurate picture of him and send it to detectives across the UK and the continent. Many are optimistic that the thief will be caught.
This incident is a big topic in London and throughout England. At the Reform Club, members discuss it, especially because one of the bank's deputy governors, Walther Ralph, is present. Ralph believes that the reward on offer will motivate the investigators, but his colleague Andrew Stuart is more skeptical. They debate at the gaming table, with the conversation pausing during the game but picking up again during the breaks.
Andrew Stuart claims that the thief will probably escape, as there are many places in the world where he can hide. Phileas Fogg quietly interjects that the earth used to be bigger. The argument continues, with Stuart asking if the earth has gotten smaller.
Walther Ralph agrees with Phileas Fogg that the earth has become smaller. You can travel around it much faster now. This also means that the police can find the thief more quickly.
Stuart doesn't believe this and says that traveling is more difficult when you consider bad weather, accidents, and other problems. Fogg says that all these difficulties are included. He claims you can travel around the world in 80 days. John Sullivan counts up how long you need for each route and comes up with a total of 80 days.
Stuart is still skeptical and says that there could also be problems such as robberies. Fogg insists that anything is possible. Fogg suggests that they make the journey together.
Stuart is surprised and says that it is impossible to travel around the world in 80 days. He even bets 4,000 pounds that it can't be done.
Fogg replies that it is perfectly possible. He is ready to start immediately, but he doesn't want Stuart to pay for the trip. Stuart would rather play on, but Fogg insists that the cards must be reshuffled.
Suddenly Stuart takes the bet seriously and offers 4,000 pounds. Another club member tries to calm Stuart down. He says he's not serious. But Stuart insists that he is serious.
Fogg accepts the bet and says that he has 20,000 pounds in the bank that he wants to bet. Sullivan is shocked at the high stake and warns Fogg of unexpected delays. However, Fogg remains calm and says that he will plan the trip carefully. He believes he can complete the challenge.
Phileas Fogg says that he is serious. He bets 20,000 pounds that he can travel around the world in 80 days.
