Documenting George Griffith's historic trip in 1894 in which he traveled through 24 time zones and established a new world record of circling the globe in 65 days, this is the only collection of the personal writings that he kept during this adventure. For the first time in more than 100 years, Griffith's story of following in the mythical footsteps of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg is detailed in the famous British science fiction writer's own words. A lengthy biography of his many literary achievements is also included.