Jack London And The Sea

Author : Don MacGillivray
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780774858410

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Captain Alex MacLean by Don MacGillivray Pdf

Alex MacLean was the inspiration for the title character in Jack London's bestselling novel The Sea-Wolf. Originally from Cape Breton, MacLean sailed to the Pacific side of North America when he was twenty-one and worked there for thirty-five years as a sailor and sealer. His achievements and escapades while in the Victoria fleet in the 1880s laid the foundation for his status as a folk hero. But this biography reveals more than the construction of a legend. Don MacGillivray opens a window onto the sealing dispute brought the United States and Britain to the brink of war, with Canadian sealing interests frequently enmeshed in espionage, scientific debate, diplomatic negotiations, and vexing questions of maritime and environmental law.

Author : Jack London
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101635537

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The Sea-Wolf and Selected Stories by Jack London Pdf

This 100th Anniversary Edition presents the timeless tale of Humphrey Van Weyden, pressed into service aboard the seal-hunting Ghost, led by the brutal, enigmatic captain Wolf Larsen. This volume also includes four of London's acclaimed short stories.

Author : Jack London
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783861952930

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Stories of Ships and the Sea by Jack London Pdf

Collection of short stories, including Jack London's first story ever published.

Author : Jack London
Publisher : Castle Books
Page : 866 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0890098182

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The Best of Jack London by Jack London Pdf

Timeless tales of the sea, of life in the Yukon, of life in the far reaches of unexplored lands and even of life in prehistoric times, all to be found in this wide ranging compendium of the works of London. They are reproduced, in most cases, from the actual turn of the century magazine pages in which they first appeared (along with the original illustrations). The modern day reader will experience the same sense of excitement and fascination that his forefathers did in reading these dramatic tales of life and adventure.

Author : Jack London
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547345039

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Stories of Ships and the Sea by Jack London Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Stories of Ships and the Sea" (Little Blue Book # 1169) by Jack London. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Jack London
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:457555473

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South Sea Tales, by Jack London,... by Jack London Pdf

Author : Jack London
Publisher : BookRix
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783736814301

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The Sea-Wolf By Jack London by Jack London Pdf

I scarcely know where to begin, though I sometimes facetiously place the cause of it all to Charley Furuseth's credit. He kept a summer cottage in Mill Valley, under the shadow of Mount Tamalpais, and never occupied it except when he loafed through the winter months and read Nietzsche and Schopenhauer to rest his brain. When summer came on, he elected to sweat out a hot and dusty existence in the city and to toil incessantly. Had it not been my custom to run up to see him every Saturday afternoon and to stop over till Monday morning, this particular January Monday morning would not have found me afloat on San Francisco Bay.

Author : Jack London
Publisher : Modernista
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789180948500

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The Sea Wolf by Jack London Pdf

Humphrey van Weyden, a literary critic, finds himself shipwrecked and rescued by a sealing schooner commanded by the enigmatic and brutal Captain Wolf Larsen. Forced to adapt to life at sea under Larsen's tyrannical rule, van Weyden must toughen up to earn the respect of the crew. As he navigates the treacherous waters of the Pacific Ocean, van Weyden is drawn into a harrowing struggle for power and dominance, confronting the darkest depths of the human psyche aboard the vessel known as the Ghost. JACK LONDON [1876-1916] was an American author who, during his short life, wrote a total of 49 novels and numerous short stories. Before his debut, he had been a hobo, sailor, and gold prospector. The novels Martin Eden, The Iron Heel, and The Sea-Wolf were burned during the book burnings around Nazi Germany in 1933.

Author : Jack London
Publisher : Bantam Classics
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1984-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780553212259

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The Sea Wolf by Jack London Pdf

The Sea Wolf is Jack London’s powerful and gripping saga of Humphrey Van Weyden, captured by a seal-hunting ship and now an unwilling sailor under its dreaded captain, Wolf Larsen. The men who sailed with Larsen were treacherous outcasts, but the captain himself was the legendary Sea Wolf–a violent brute of a man. Jack London was a worshipper of the strong and virtuous hero, and a firm believer in the inevitable triumph of good. The master storyteller nowhere demonstrates this theme more vividly than in this classic American tale of peril and adventure, good and evil.

Author : Jack London
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798582198055

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South Sea Tales (Annotated) by Jack London Pdf

South Sea Tales (1911) is a collection of short stories written by Jack London. Most stories are set in island communities, like those of Hawaii, or are set aboard a ship.List of StoriesThe House of MapuhiThe Whale ToothMauki"Yah! Yah! Yah!"The HeathenThe Terrible SolomonsThe Inevitable White ManThe Seed of McCoyLike the celebrated Klondike Tales, the stories that comprise South Sea Tales derive their intensity from the author's own far-flung adventures, conveying an impassioned, unsparing vision borne only of experience. The powerful tales gathered here vividly evoke the turn-of-the-century colonial Pacific and its capricious tropical landscape, while also trenchantly observing the delicate interplay between imperialism and the exotic. And as Tony Horwitz asserts in his Introduction, "When London's stories click, we are utterly there, at the edge of the world and the limit of human endurance."

Author : Jack London,Philip R. Goodwin,Charles Livingston Bull
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04
Category : Children's stories, American
ISBN : 075482229X

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The Call of the Wild by Jack London,Philip R. Goodwin,Charles Livingston Bull Pdf

'The Call of the Wild' is the story of Buck, a domestic dog stolen, sold as a sled dog and forced to endure the brutal work and competition with the other dogs to be leader of the pack. 'White Fang' presents a similar story but in reverse as a wild wolf-dog mix is domesticated but faces great cruelty before finding a master.

Author : Jack London
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1540821226

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The Sea-Wolf by Jack London Pdf

Why buy our paperbacks? Most Popular Gift Edition - One of it's kind Printed in USA on High Quality Paper Expedited shipping Standard Font size of 10 for all books 30 Days Money Back Guarantee Fulfilled by Amazon Unabridged (100% Original content) BEWARE OF LOW-QUALITY SELLERS Don't buy cheap paperbacks just to save a few dollars. Most of them use low-quality papers & binding. Their pages fall off easily. Some of them even use very small font size of 6 or less to increase their profit margin. It makes their books completely unreadable. About The Sea-Wolf The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London. The book's protagonist, Humphrey van Weyden, is a literary critic who is a survivor of an ocean collision and who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him. Its first printing of forty thousand copies was immediately sold out before publication on the strength of London's previous The Call of the Wild.[1] Ambrose Bierce wrote, "The great thing-and it is among the greatest of things-is that tremendous creation, Wolf Larsen... the hewing out and setting up of such a figure is enough for a man to do in one lifetime... The love element, with its absurd suppressions, and impossible proprieties, is awful."

Author : Jack London
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1511726903

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The Sea Wolf Jack London by Jack London Pdf

Publication date: 1904 - Large Print Edition

Author : Jack London
Publisher : Outlet
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0517053594

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Works of Jack London by Jack London Pdf

Contains The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea-Wolf, and 40 short stories all by Jack London.

Author : Jack London
Publisher : Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.
Page : 899 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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South Sea Tales (南海故事) by Jack London Pdf

South Sea Tales, written by legendary author Jack London is widely considered to be one of the greatest books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, South Sea Tales is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Jack London is highly recommended. Published by Classic Books International and beautifully produced, South Sea Tales would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library.