In 1977 the great Vernian scholar Piero Gondolo della Riva discovered the original manuscript in the Hetzel family archives. This first English translation ever shows Magellania to be a unique, forceful novel that widens the scope of Verne s literary legacy and distinguishes itself in Verne s somber, philosophical questioning of society, religion, nature and man as he neared the end of his life.

Alternate English Titles:

**(Survivors of the Jonathen)
Magellania
**Masterless Man (Part 1 of 2)
**Unwilling Dictator (Part 2 of 2)

See also Les naufragés du Jonathan.

Kaw-djer is the name given to a man with an unknown past who lives in the region called Magellania (the Straights of Magellan). Kaw-djer's motto is: "Neither God nor master." Kaw-djer is only interested in himself and helping out the local people in Magellania. When a ship filled with immigrants finds itself wrecked on a nearby abandoned island. The survivors of this wreck decide to establish their colony where they wrecked. Kaw-djer is a man with great knowledge who helps them to establish their colony, but he is reluctant to take over when their society begins to fall apart.

NOTE: Jules' original title for this story was En Magellanie, Michel gave the title Les Naufragés du 'Jonathan' to his modified version.

First French Edition		En Magellanie 1997 Societe Jules Verne Paris Note: In 1985 the Jules Verne Socity in France published a limited  edition in French; 1997 the French publisher Editions de l'Archipel published an edition for the general trade
First UK Edition	n/a	No UK Edition currently
First US Edition		Magellania 2002 Welcome Rain Publishers New York Translator: Benjamin Ivry  Introduction: Olivier Dumas, President of the Jules Verne Society, Paris ISBN: 1-56649-179-7 Hardcover, 6 x 9 , 288 pages Published: April 2002 See/Buy this book now at Amazon.ca