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The People of the Abyss de Jack London

The People of the Abyss

Autor Jack London
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 iul 2009
The People of the Abyss is Jack London's riveting expos of the conditions in the East End of London at the dawn of the 20th century. Stranded in Britain's capital after a cancelled assignment, London poses as a down-on-his-luck sailor and takes up residence in the slums of the East End. Sleeping in shelters and working odd jobs, he discovers a people doomed to poverty and starvation by age and ill health rather than laziness. Complementing his own experiences with extensive research, London delivers a scathing critique of the economic system and a heartfelt plea for compassion. With its tremendous contemporary relevance, The People of the Abyss still has as much power to shock and move as it did over 100 years ago.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781605124711
ISBN-10: 1605124710
Pagini: 202
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Akasha Classics

Notă biografică

Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist and journalist. Born in San Francisco to Florence Wellman, a spiritualist, and William Chaney, an astrologer, London was raised by his mother and her husband, John London, in Oakland. An intelligent boy, Jack went on to study at the University of California, Berkeley before leaving school to join the Klondike Gold Rush. His experiences in the Klondike¿hard labor, life in a hostile environment, and bouts of scurvy¿both shaped his sociopolitical outlook and served as powerful material for such works as ¿To Build a Fire¿ (1902), The Call of the Wild (1903), and White Fang (1906). When he returned to Oakland, London embarked on a career as a professional writer, finding success with novels and short fiction. In 1904, London worked as a war correspondent covering the Russo-Japanese War and was arrested several times by Japanese authorities. Upon returning to California, he joined the famous Bohemian Club, befriending such members as Ambrose Bierce and John Muir. London married Charmian Kittredge in 1905, the same year he purchased the thousand-acre Beauty Ranch in Sonoma County, California. London, who suffered from numerous illnesses throughout his life, died on his ranch at the age of 40. A lifelong advocate for socialism and animal rights, London is recognized as a pioneer of science fiction and an important figure in twentieth century American literature.

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An influential 1903 account of life among London's poorest East End residents at the dawn of the twentieth century.

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Preface; 1. The descent; 2. Johnny Upright; 3. My lodging and some others; 4. A man and the abyss; 5. Those on the edge; 6. Frying-Pan Alley and a glimpse of the inferno; 7. A winner of the Victoria Cross; 8. The carter and the carpenter; 9. The spike; 10. Carrying the banner; 11. The peg; 12. Coronation day; 13. Dan Cullen, docker; 14. Hops and hoppers; 15. The sea wife; 16. Property v. person; 17. Inefficiency; 18. Wages; 19. The ghetto; 20. Coffee-houses and doss-houses; 21. The precariousness of life; 22. Suicide; 23. The children; 24. A vision of the night; 25. The hunger wail; 26. Drink, temperance and thrift; 27. The management.