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The Floating Island is a 1673 satirical novel by Richard Head, though he published it under the name of Frank Careless. It is a parody of stories of adventure, describing the travels of captain Robert Owe-much through distant lands, which reference various neighbourhoods of London. The character of Captain Robert Owe-much appears in Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen as a member of Prospero's Men, a seventeenth century League. [1]

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References

  1. Jonathan Scott (24 February 2011). When the Waves Ruled Britannia: Geography and Political Identities, 1500–1800. Cambridge University Press. p. 102. ISBN   978-1-139-49993-4.