Around the World in 80 Days - 32

by Jules Verne in English Adventure Stories

CHAPTER 32 IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG ENGAGES IN A DIRECT STRUGGLE WITH BAD FORTUNE T he China, in leaving, seemed to have carried of Phileas Fogg’s last hope. None of the other steamers were able to serve his projects. ...Read MorePereire, of the French Transatlantic Company, whose admirable steamers are equal to any in speed and comfort, did not leave until the 14th; the Ham-burg boats did not go directly to Liverpool or London, but to Havre; and the additional trip from Havre to Southampton would render Phileas Fogg’s last eforts of no avail. The Inman steamer did not depart Read Less