The Thompson Travel Agency by Jules Verne. Short summary

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While looking for work, Robert Morgan comes across an ad. In the ad, the agency Baker & Co. were looking for a guide-interpreter for swimming. The guy decides to respond.

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After losing his job, Robert Morgan begins to look for a new job. While walking around the city, the guy stumbles upon an ad that was placed by the Baker & Co. The ad indicated that the agency was looking for guide interpreters for swimming.

Robert decides to try his hand and go to work for the agency. The guy manages to pass the interview and gets the job he is looking for. The next day, the new employee discovers the secret of the agency’s competition with another firm, Thompson & Co. The competitors have also planned a trip for the same purpose.

To lure clients, Thompson & Co. begins to lower the price of the ticket. In response, Robert, who works for Baker & Co, also begins to lower the price of the ticket for his firm. So having reduced the final price to £40, Thompson and Co. were the winners. Finding himself in this situation, Robert goes to a competitor.

The ship’s route began in London and ran through the Azores, Myder and Canary Islands, ending in the capital of Foggy Albion