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The Sea-Wolf

Autor Jack London
en Limba Engleză Paperback
This book is formatted in 14 point font for an easier read. (Not quite Large Print, but close). The Sea-Wolf is a nautical novel about a San Francisco writer who is washed out to sea after a ferry boat wreck in San Francisco Bay. It is a graphic description of his harrowing experiences after being rescued by a seal-hunting schooner, and its ruthless captain, on its way to Japan. It describes his coming of age as a man while enduring forced servitude aboard the ship, and his eventual escape, from the ship and captain, along with a young lady who was also a ship-wreck survivor.
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ISBN-13: 9781479382064
ISBN-10: 147938206X
Pagini: 504
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Ediția:Text mare

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Published in 1904, and drawing on London's own experience on board a sealing ship, The Sea-Wolf describes the struggle between the civilized and the pagan, between the values of the ruthless sea-captain, Wolf Larsen, and the moral, literary Humphrey Van Weyden.One of his most popular novels, it also reveals London's preoccupation with the Nietzschean idea of the superman, and his interest in the brute underlying social behaviour. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Notă biografică

Jack London (1876–1916) was born John Chaney in Pennsylvania, USA. In 1896 he was caught up in the gold rush to the Klondike River in northwest Canada, which became the inspiration for The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906). London is one of the most widely read writers in the world.

Gary Kinder is the bestselling author of Victim: The Other Side of Murder, Light Years: An Investigation into the Extraterrestrial Experiences of Eduard Meier, and Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea: The History and Discovery of the World's Richest Shipwreck. He lives in Seattle.