Name: The Night-Born
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Author: Sir Angels ; London, Jack
ISBN: 9781547106097

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jack London

Illustrated by

Sir Angels

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

142

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm

Weight

0.20 kg.

ISBN13

9781547106097

Synopsis "The Night-Born"

It was in the old Alta-Inyo Club-a warm night for San Fran- cisco-and through the open windows, hushed and far, came the brawl of the streets. The talk had led on from the Graft Pro- secution and the latest signs that the town was to be run wide open, down through all the grotesque sordidness and rotten- ness of manhate and man-meanness, until the name of O'Brien was mentioned-O'Brien, the promising young pugilist who had been killed in the prize-ring the night before. At once the air had seemed to freshen.

Jack London

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Jack London (1876-1916), pseudonym of John Griffith Chaney, is one of the great American writers of the early 20th century. His world is inspired by a very subjective interpretation of Nietzsche's philosophy and is built on the principle of survival of the fittest. Born in San Francisco, he was essentially a self-taught child who avidly read the collections of the public library. At seventeen, he embarked on his first schooner, heading to Japan. After several experiences as a sailor and vagabond -which also led to his imprisonment-, London attended Oakland High School and later, the University of California, which he had to leave due to financial problems. Like many, he suffered from gold fever until he finally turned to writing.

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