Connections To Other Works
The personality and life attributed to Captain Nemo in this book are completely different from those of the character of the same name in Jules Verne's original works, where he is depicted as an Indian Raja embittered by the British crushing of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Also other characters named after those in various Verne books are given very different characters and careers than those in the original.
Anderson may have decided to give Nemo the first name of Andre due to the 1929 film version of The Mysterious Island, where Lionel Barrymore played 'André Dakkar'.
The prison island where Nemo and his fellow captives are held by Robur is called Rura Penthe; this is a reference to the slave factory island from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
It was due to having written Captain Nemo that Pocket Books approached Anderson to write the novelization of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen film.
Anderson would later go on to write a similarly themed novel covering H. G. Wells and his works, entitled The Martian War. Verne is mentioned several times in the book.
Read more about this topic: Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History Of A Dark Genius
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