Who was originally meant to go around the world in 80 days instead of palin?

Question

who was originally meant to go around the world in 80 days instead of palin

Answer 1

Phileas Fogg, the main (fictional) character in the 1873 Jules Verne novel "Around the World in Eighty Days".

Accompanied by his manservant Passepartout he attempts to circumnavigate the late Victorian world in 80 days, or less, on a wager of £20,000 set by the Reform Club. He takes the wager and on that day leaves with Passepartout, vowing to return by 8.45 pm on Saturday 21 December 1872.