The Mutiny of the Elsinore — Jack London

The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a novel by the Jack London first published in 1914 The novel is partially based on London s voyage around Cape Horn on the Dirigo in 1912 The character De Casseres who espouses nihilistic viewpoints similar to the ideas of French philosopher Jules de Gaultier is based on London s real life friend and journalist Benjamin De Casseres After the death of the captain the crew of a ship split between the two senior surviving mates in a mutiny and eventually come under control of the narrator The narrator also develops relationships with several characters During the conflict the narrator develops as a strong character rather as in The Sea Wolf It also includes some strong right views which were part of London s complex world view