The Mysterious Island The Mysterious Island The Mysterious Island () is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1874. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's famous "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and "In Search of the Castaways", though its themes are vastly different from those books. An early draft of the novel, initially rejected by Verne's publisher and wholly reconceived before publication, was titled "Shipwrecked Family: Marooned With Uncle Robinson," seen as indicating the influence of the novels "Robinson Crusoe" and "The Swiss Family Robinson". Verne
Island (Huxley novel) Beatles' Real-Life Dr. Robert Had the Feel-Good Cure for Celebs" (4 September 2009), "Spinner"'s James Sullivan considers candidates for the real "Doctor Robert" referred to in the eponymous song on The Beatles' "Revolver" album: "The more literate among them might have suspected that 'Dr. Robert' came from a character of the same name in the last novel of noted LSD advocate Aldous Huxley." English band Friendly Fires named their second album and the track 'Pala', after the name of the island in the book. Island (Huxley novel) Island is the final book by English writer Aldous Huxley, published in 1962.