ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The author wishes to thank Samantha Lyons who, as the daughter of a writer, has known all the pain that comes with the birth of a book and none of the pleasures; Paul Tunis who, as an editor extraordinaire, has exhibited the compassion of a Buddhist monk and the endless patience of a kindergarten teacher; and Janet Rodgers who believes that travel has far more nutritional value than broccoli. Last but certainly not least, I wish to thank both Ian Kenworthy, house manager of the Reform Club in London, and Terry Howard, the club’s head chef, for invaluable assistance in helping me create a possible dinner menu for Phileas Fogg from a carte de jour of his period. They were also kind enough to contribute recipes.

—N. L.