Fogg, Phileas

Fogg, Phileas

gentleman undertakes world trip on wager. [Fr. Lit.: Around the World in Eighty Days]

See: Adventurousness

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Fogg, Phileas

entire life tuned to precise schedule. [Fr. Lit.: Around the World in Eighty Days]

See: Fastidiousness

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Fogg, Phileas

British gentleman who regimented whole life minutely. [Fr. Lit.: Around the World in Eighty Days]

See: Orderliness

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Fogg, Phileas

completes world circuit at exact minute he wagered he would. [Fr. Lit.: Around the World in Eighty Days]

See: Punctuality

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Fogg, Phileas

burns his boat’s superstructure and decks for fuel and thus reaches London on time. [Fr. Lit.: Jules Verne Around the World in Eighty Days]

See: Resourcefulness

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