In four pages these two texts that were written more than a century apart are compared in terms of the style and language featured in distinct passages. Two sources are cited in the bibliography.
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"Around the World in Eighty Days" (1873) and Paul Therouxs "The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia" (1977) shows two different accounts in language, style and impressions. Vernes central
character Phileas Fogg is a formal 19th century English gentleman and his account reflects this. The language of the passage and the style show the rigidity of Foggs character through
the use of effective similes and the fact that he passed through Bombay with indifference. Therouxs account is vastly different in that he presents a somewhat more informal language and
style in first person narrative and at times addresses the reader directly. However, his account of Bombay is so filled with emotions, impressions and comparisons that the reader is also
left without an adequate travel description of the city. Each account is enjoyable for readers despite the vast difference in language and style and readers also learn a great deal
about the writers intention and background. Jules Vernes 1873 travel classic "Around the World in Eighty Days" portrays the formal travel log account
as intended by the writer and is in keeping with the formal frigid characteristics of the leading character, Phileas Fogg. Fogg is an English gentleman of the 19th century and
the sample passage from Chapter X is a good example of the formal style and language. In regards to formal language, the
passage states that he gave "strict instructions" to his servant and the dialogue with the host at the station in regards to his dinner used such formal phrases as "sir",
"my lord", and "sir host" in their addresses to one another and despite the fact they were having a disagreement about the questionable "rabbit" stew, they never lost their level