Jack London
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The Scarlet Plague (Dystopian Novel)
The Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic tale set in 2073, sixty years after an uncontrollable epidemic, the Red Death, has depopulated the planet. James Howard Smith is one of the few survivors of the pre-plague era left alive in the San Francisco area, and he travels with his grandsons Edwin, Hoo-Hoo, and Hare-Lip, who live as primeval hunter-gatherers in a heavily depopulated world. Smith, whom they call «Granser», decides to tell them the story of the disease alternately referred to as scarlet plague, scarlet death, or red death. Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. His amazing life experience also includes being an oyster pirate, railroad hobo, gold prospector, sailor, war correspondent and much more. He wrote adventure novels & sea tales, stories of the Gold Rush, tales of the South Pacific and the San Francisco Bay area – most of which were based on or inspired by his own life experiences.
The Cruise of the Snark
"The Cruise of the Snark" by Jack London. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
The Iron Heel
The year is 2600 AD or 419 B.O.M. (the Brotherhood of Man) when Anthony Meredith, a scholar from the future, comes across an important manuscript of Avis Everhard written around 1912-1932 when «Iron Heel» came to power in USA. «Iron Heel» is an oligarchic regime where the power and money is concentrated in the hands of a few rulers and Avis and her husband Ernest are involved in a conspiracy to overthrow it. Although Meredith knows the fate of Avis and Ernest but what they saw and suffered would shake you to the core. This novel is a prophetic dystopia that is said to have inspired George Orwell, the author of 1984, who described Jack London as having made «a very remarkable prophecy of the rise of Fascism». Orwell believed that Jack London's understanding of contemporary politics had made him a better prophet «than many better-informed and more logical thinkers.» Jack London (1876–1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. London was part of the radical literary group «The Crowd» in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes. Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories «To Build a Fire», «An Odyssey of the North», and «Love of Life». He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as «The Pearls of Parlay» and «The Heathen», and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf.
The Sea-Wolf
"The Sea-Wolf" by Jack London. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Hearts of Three (Adventure Classic)
Francis Morgan is a son of wealthy New York industrialist caught up in his father's business. One day he finds out that he is a descendant of the notorious pirate Henry Morgan who left a rich heritage behind him, that no-one ever found. Eager to locate the treasure of his ancestor, Francis takes a trip to Central America, and on the way he meets his distant cousin, also Henry Morgan. Together, they will find dangerous adventures, unknown lands, and love. Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. His amazing life experience also includes being an oyster pirate, railroad hobo, gold prospector, sailor, war correspondent and much more. He wrote adventure novels & sea tales, stories of the Gold Rush, tales of the South Pacific and the San Francisco Bay area – most of which were based on or inspired by his own life experiences.
Der Seewolf
Der Seewolf erzählt die Geschichte des Schöngeists Humphrey van Weyden, der bei einem Schiffsunglück auf dem Weg von Sausalito nach San Francisco über Bord geht und von dem Robbenschoner Ghost gerettet wird. Wolf Larsen, der Kapitän, ein Mann von großer physischer Stärke und Brutalität, terrorisiert die Mannschaft. Zugleich ist er aber auch hochintelligent und hat sich seine eigene Philosophie nach sozial-darwinistischen Grundsätzen geschaffen. Menschen sind für ihn Stücke eines Gärteigs ohne Wert, deren Überlebenskampf er gerne zusieht; Streben nach Unsterblichkeit ist sentimentaler Unsinn, Altruismus eine Dummheit, die sich nur jemand leisten kann, der wie van Weyden in Wohlstand hineingeboren wurde.