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The Mysterious Island

1874 novel by Jules Verne
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The Mysterious Island
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Summary

The Mysterious Island is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,399 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Jules Verne[3]
  • Illustrator: Jules Férat[4]
  • Publisher: Hetzel éds[5]
  • Genre: crossover fiction[6], scientific romance[7], robinsonade[8], speculative fiction[9], science fiction[10], fantasy[11], adventure fiction[12]
  • Follows: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea[13], Around the World in Eighty Days[14]
  • Followed by: The Survivors of the Chancellor[15]
  • Part of the series: Voyages Extraordinaires[16], Captain Nemo trilogy[17]
  • Commons category: The Mysterious Island[18]
  • Language of work or name: French[19]
  • Country of origin: France[20]
  • Inception: 1888[21]
  • Publication date: 1888[22]
  • Characters: Captain Nemo[23], Cyrus Smith[24], Tom Ayrton[25], Bonadventure Pencroff[26], Harbert Brown[27], Gedéon Spilett[28], Top[29], Neb[30]
  • Has edition or translation: Tajemnicza wyspa (1875)[31], Wyspa tajemnicza[32], The Mysterious Island[33], Q59785357[34], Q120136938[35]
  • Narrative location: Lincoln Island[36], Maria Theresa Reef[37]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Mysterious Island[38]
  • Title: L'Île mystérieuse[39]
  • Different from: The Mysterious Island[40]
  • Uses: fantasy map[41]
  • Time period: positivism[42]
  • Set in period: American Civil War[43]
  • Derivative work: Jules Verne's Mysterious Island[44], Journey 2: The Mysterious Island[45], Mysterious Island[46], The Mysterious Island[47], La Isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo[48], 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea[49]
  • Copyright status: public domain[50]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of The Mysterious Island[51]
  • Form of creative work: novel[52]

Why It Matters

The Mysterious Island has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

It has been cited as an influence by Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water[55], an anime television series[56], directed by Hideaki Anno[57].

FAQs

Who did The Mysterious Island influence?

The Mysterious Island has been cited as an influence by Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water[55].

Related Entities

Around the World in Eighty Days France Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Jules Verne literary work public domain Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  39. [41] ↑ . verne.garmtdevries.nl. verne.garmtdevries.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wolnelektury.pl. wolnelektury.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Filesdotcomgigs · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 9w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Tajemnicza wyspa (1875), Wyspa tajemnicza, The Mysterious Island +3
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  3. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses → —
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    Author → Jules Verne
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of The Mysterious Island
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی میسٹیریس آئی لینڈ]]"
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