Jack London
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| Title | : | The People of the Abyss |
| Author | : | Jack London |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 208 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2006 by Aegypan (first published 1903) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. History. Classics |
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From the author's preface: "The experiences related in this volume fell to me in the summer of 1902. I went down into the underworld of London with an attitude of mind which I may best liken to that of the explorer. I was open to be convinced by the evidence of my eyes, rather than by the teachings of those who had not seen, or by the words of those who had seen and gone before. Further, I took with me certain simple criteria with which to measure the life of the underworld. That which made for more life, for physical and spiritual health, was good; that which made for less life, which hurt, and dwarfed, and distorted life, was bad."Present Books As The People of the Abyss
| Original Title: | The People of the Abyss |
| ISBN: | 1598189735 (ISBN13: 9781598189735) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jack London |
| Setting: | London, England,1902(United Kingdom) |
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Ratings: 4.03 From 3174 Users | 289 ReviewsJudge About Books The People of the Abyss
Jack London goes down and out in East London.OK, he was no George Orwell, merely dipping in and out of the East End decked in tramp's togs for a day here or a night there during the summer of 1902, before returning to more comfortable accommodation elsewhere for a wash and a clean bed. He didn't try to pretend otherwise though.Perhaps appropriately for a writer renowned for his seafaring stories, at his first sight of the dirty, endless streets of the East End he was reminded of 'so many wavesVery few people seem to have heard of Jack London these days, and I was only vaguely aware of him, which is a real shame because he stands right up there with the likes of George Orwell - who I've only just discovered was inspired by this very work to write his own 'Down and Out in Paris and London'. Jack London was an American writer who chose to go undercover in the East End of London (much to the outrage and fear of his friends) and journalise his research. The resulting work is a
I loved this from start to finish. Well maybe not the statistics parts but anyway still a great book, and important. What is shocking is that people are still living this way to some extent in England. I've lived among the homeless for years now and I know that Jack London, if he was around today to write this kind of book, would have written a book almost identical, meeting the same kinds of people he wrote about here. Excellent read, and London has such great wisdom. I shelved this under
I enjoyed this book. It was a little hard to get through the early 20th century style of writing but this book made an impact on me. My great-grandfather, Charles Henry Smith, arrived in Canada in 1889 at the age of 18 and I wondered what life was like in England when he was a boy. This book was first published in 1903 so 14 years later, so I imagine circumstances were pretty much the same. The conditions that the elderly, sick, out of work adults endured were deplorable. The despair they felt
this book was able to break my heart several times :( i literaly cried at the suffering of peoplei don't regret reading this, for i feel it had changed my perspective towards life and people .
I'm an American. I'm middle class and in my neighborhood there are people who are not. It helps to remind me just how lucky I am. It's not always fun or safe. However, there isn't a sense that I'm not awake to what is happening to people in my country who aren't me.Jack London has made a dramatic call to arms in this book. It's an emotional tale and he doesn't always hold to the same standards that I would expect from a modern day journalist. Still, this book is a keen reminder of how the
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