Around the World in Eighty Days.

An English gentleman accepts a wager. He must travel around the world and return to his London club within eighty days. The year is 1872. Rail lines and steamships form the main routes. A servant accompanies him and handles many arrangements. The pair move from one departure to the next, watching clocks and timetables. The narrative follows the miles covered each day and the transport used on land and sea. It records the connections made and the places passed through in sequence.