The Scarlet Plague, With detailed Biography
Integral Edition
Kids, Technology, Fiction, Science Fiction, Teen, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Adventure
| Author: | Jack London | ISBN: | 1230001389876 |
| Publisher: | Editions Vivre Ensemble | Publication: | October 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Editions Vivre Ensemble | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jack London |
| ISBN: | 1230001389876 |
| Publisher: | Editions Vivre Ensemble |
| Publication: | October 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Editions Vivre Ensemble |
| Language: | English |
The Complete Edition of " The Scarlet Plague - Jack London ". With detailed Biography and complete table of contents
The Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel originally published in London Magazine in 1912.
The story takes place in 2073, sixty years after an uncontrollable epidemic, the Red Death, has depopulated the planet.
James Howard Smith is one of the few survivors of the pre-plague era left alive in the San Francisco area, and as he realizes his time grows short, he tries to impart the value of knowledge and wisdom to his grandsons.
But his efforts are in vain, for they live the primeval life of hunter-gatherers and ridicule his recollections of the past, which sound totally unbelievable to them.
The story tells about a plague that kills so swiftly and spreads so efficiently that in just a matter of days humanity is nearly wiped out from the face of the earth.
The event is narrated by Granser, a professor of literature, who seems to be immune to the plague.
Through his story to a group of children he tells of how mankind plummets from its high culture to primitive conditions during and after the coming of the plague. His story is harrowing, saddening. London gave the setting a futuristic feel, with some science that could be convincing at the time he wrote this tale.
Author's Biography :
John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone.
Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf.
London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization,socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes.
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The Complete Edition of " The Scarlet Plague - Jack London ". With detailed Biography and complete table of contents
The Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel originally published in London Magazine in 1912.
The story takes place in 2073, sixty years after an uncontrollable epidemic, the Red Death, has depopulated the planet.
James Howard Smith is one of the few survivors of the pre-plague era left alive in the San Francisco area, and as he realizes his time grows short, he tries to impart the value of knowledge and wisdom to his grandsons.
But his efforts are in vain, for they live the primeval life of hunter-gatherers and ridicule his recollections of the past, which sound totally unbelievable to them.
The story tells about a plague that kills so swiftly and spreads so efficiently that in just a matter of days humanity is nearly wiped out from the face of the earth.
The event is narrated by Granser, a professor of literature, who seems to be immune to the plague.
Through his story to a group of children he tells of how mankind plummets from its high culture to primitive conditions during and after the coming of the plague. His story is harrowing, saddening. London gave the setting a futuristic feel, with some science that could be convincing at the time he wrote this tale.
Author's Biography :
John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone.
Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf.
London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization,socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes.
ABOUT VIVRE ENSEMBLE EDITIONS :
" Vivre Ensemble Editions " are dedicated to offer you a comfortable and enjoyable reading of books on your e-reader.
All our books are carefully designed, with a table of content.
