The Sea-Wolf - Jack London - Books - Createspace Independent Publishing Platf - 9781983408465 - December 29, 2017
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Jack London
The Sea-Wolf

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Hailed by critics as one of the greatest sea stories ever written, this rousing adventure offers a fascinating combination of gritty realism and sublime lyricism in its portrayal of an elemental conflict. Jack London began his career at sea, and his shipboard experiences imbue The Sea-Wolf with flavorful authenticity. In the story, the gentleman narrator, Humphrey Van Weyden, is pitted against an amoral sea captain, Wolf Larsen, in a clash of idealism with materialism. The novel begins when Van Weyden is swept overboard into San Francisco Bay, and plucked from the sea by Larsen's seal-hunting vessel, the Ghost. Pressed into service as a cabin boy by the ruthless captain, Van Weyden becomes an unwilling participant in a brutal shipboard drama. Larsen's increasingly violent abuse of the crew fuels a mounting tension that ultimately boils into mutiny, shipwreck, and a desperate confrontation.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 29, 2017
ISBN13 9781983408465
Publishers Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages 372
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 20 mm   ·   494 g
Language English  

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