&ldquo;The Mutiny of the Elsinore&rdquo; is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.<br />The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a novel by the American writer Jack London first published in 1914. The novel is partially based on London&#39;s voyage around Cape Horn on the Dirigo in 1912.&nbsp;The character &quot;De Casseres&quot;, who espouses nihilistic viewpoints similar to the ideas of French philosopher Jules de Gaultier, is based on London&#39;s real-life friend and journalist Benjamin De Casseres.