imagine the logical continuation of the novel - i.e. that Phileas Fogg has become a 'tourist attraction' and celebrated celebrity figure; therefore, in common with cultural peagants such as The Great Exhibition, his journey has been turned into a spectacular visitors attraction in London; perhaps, Phileas Fogg has collaborated with the likes of P T Barnum to ensure maximum spectacle etc. Show could be part circus, part zoo, part museum, part green house, part celebration of the Empire etc...
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imagine the logical continuation of the novel - i.e. that Phileas Fogg has become a 'tourist attraction' and celebrated celebrity figure; therefore, in common with cultural peagants such as The Great Exhibition, his journey has been turned into a spectacular visitors attraction in London; perhaps, Phileas Fogg has collaborated with the likes of P T Barnum to ensure maximum spectacle etc. Show could be part circus, part zoo, part museum, part green house, part celebration of the Empire etc...
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