François Édouard Raynal (8 July 1830 – 28 April 1898) was a French sailor best known for his involvement in the ''Grafton'' shipwreck at the

Auckland Islands The Auckland Islands (Māori: ''Motu Maha'' "Many islands" or ''Maungahuka'' "Snowy mountains") are an archipelago of New Zealand, lying south of the South Island. The main Auckland Island, occupying , is surrounded by smaller Adams Island, ...

. He wrote a popular account of the voyage, ''Les Naufragés, ou Vingt mois sur un récif des îles Auckland'' which was translated into English as ''Wrecked on a Reef''. The 2003 English edition of ''Wrecked On A Reef'' (1869) has additional appendices by French scholar Christiane Mortelier who presents a case for the influence of Raynal's book on

Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...

's ''

The Mysterious Island ''The Mysterious Island'' (french: L'Île mystérieuse) is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1875. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's fam ...

''. ''Wrecked On A Reef'' was very popular at the time of publication, being translated into multiple

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. According to Mortelier, Verne read Raynal's account and loosely based his novel on the true life story of shipwreck, survival, privation, and ultimate rescue.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raynal, Francois Edouard 1830 births 1898 deaths French sailors History of the New Zealand outlying islands