However, it was not published until 1909, after it had been rewritten by Verne's son Michel under the title Les naufragés du "Jonathan".

Kaw-djer, whose motto is "Neither God nor master", helps himself survive and also provides assistance to the indigenous peoples of Magellania.

However, when the colony falls victim to a fight for power, Kaw-djer is forced to temporarily abandon his own anarchistic principles.

Piero Gondolo della Riva discovered the original manuscript in the Hetzel family archives in 1977.

[2] The two parts of the novel were subsequently translated and published separately in English as Masterless Man and Unwilling Dictator.