Name: The People of the Abyss
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Author: Mybook ; London, Jack
ISBN: 9781978011199

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jack London

Illustrated by

Mybook

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

260

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.35 kg.

ISBN13

9781978011199

Synopsis "The People of the Abyss "

The People of the Abyss (1903) is a book by Jack London about life in the East End of London in 1902. He wrote this first-hand account after living in the East End (including the Whitechapel District) for several months, sometimes staying in workhouses or sleeping on the streets. The conditions he experienced and wrote about were the same as those endured by an estimated 500,000 of the contemporary London poor.

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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