Jules Verne and his influence in Steampunk

Jules Verne is a Victorian Era author. He is the world’s second most translated author and is considered to be a major influence on the steampunk community. This is due to his creation of three iconic images in his novels:

• The predatory airship ‘Albatross’ in The Chipper of the Clouds (1886)

• The baroque underwater vessel ‘Nautilus’ in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870)

• The steam-powered elephant in The Demon of Cawnpore (1880)

These three iconic images are still appropriated in Steampunk culture today.

Cover of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Other Classic Novels [Fall River Press 2014]