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The House of Pride is a striking setting in Edmund Spenser's incredible sonnet The Faerie Queene (1590, 1596). The activities of cantos IV and V in Book I happen there, and perusers have related the construction with a few moral stories appropriate to the sonnet.

American author Jack London's novel Adventure was first printed in 1911. The story is based on the adventures of a planter in the Solomon Islands, there were expeditions for capturing power, clashes among different groups, races etc. Women liberation and the depiction of courageous human spirit are the other narratives. Joan Lackland, a female activist's landing in the ranch turns down everything... , The novel, a staggering depiction of expansionism and bondage set in the Solomon Islands, has created impressive discussion since its distribution over whether or not London shared the bigoted convictions of his characters or, going against the norm, was just introducing them precisely.

The People of the Abyss (1903) is a book by Jack London about existence in the East End of London in 1902. He composed this direct record by living in the East End (counting the Whitechapel District) for a very long time, some of the time remaining in workhouses or dozing in the city. The circumstances he encountered and expounded on were equivalent to those persevered by an expected 500,000 of the contemporary London poor.

'The Red One' is a short story by Jack London. The Red One was first printed in the October 1918 issue of The Cosmopolitan, two years after London's death. The base of the story is about extra-terrestrial origin of red sphere and is worshipped by people as they perform sacrifices. This story whirls around Bassett, a scientist collecting butterflies in the jungle of Guadalcanal. When he incidentally by chance discovered a large red sphere worshipped by the local people, he forgets about his original aim and becomes obsessed with the Red One and in the end he sacrificed himself.

Best Seller ¿ Complete, Unabridged Edition.Only this CLASSICS MADE EASY¿ edition includes a comprehensive 150-WORD GLOSSARY.UNDERSTAND the dog sledding terms and slang from the period used throughout the story.PLUS: This book also includes a biographical article on the author, historical context, and more!This brilliantly compiled edition includes:GLOSSARY: A glossary of over 150 words, including dog sledding terms, slang and phrases from the time period which have all but been forgotten, and other hard-to-find or uncommon words.LOCATION GUIDE: An appendix alphabetically listing all locations mentioned in the story, with detailed information on each.CHARACTER GUIDE: An appendix alphabetically listing every character in the story and where they first appeared.HISTORIC CONTEXT: An orientation to the story, which lays out the historic background and key concepts you need in order to understand the context in which this book was written.UNABRIDGED TEXT: The full and unabridged text of Jack London's timeless classic, The Call of the Wild, typeset for easy reading.SCHOOL: The Call of the Wild is on many required reading lists, and this edition is a perfect fit.BONUS: A biographical article on Jack London.The Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London, first published in 1903. This thrilling adventure story is set in the Klondike Gold Rush of Alaska and the Yukon Territory, in the late 1890s. Dog sledding was the mode of transportation and strong sled dogs were in high demand. The novel's main character, Buck, is half St. Bernard and half Scotch Shepherd dog. Raised as a domesticated dog on a ranch in southern California, Buck is stolen from his home and sold into the brutal existence of an Alaskan sled dog. Forced to survive in a foreign and uncaring environment, with tooth and claw being the only law. He must adjust and master his new life in the wild, by reverting to his ancestral instincts.Jack London's The Call of the Wild is a classic book which has been a historical fiction best seller year after year. This Classics Made Easy edition gives you the whole story and everything you need to love it, as millions have over the ages.

Jack London: Die eiserne Ferse. Ein dystopischer RomanLesefreundlicher Großdruck in 16-pt-SchriftGroßformat, 210 x 297 mmBerliner Ausgabe, 2023Durchgesehener Neusatz bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Theodor Borken»The Iron Heel«, 1908. Hier in der deutschen Übersetzung von Erwin Magnus, Berlin, Büchergilde Gutenberg, 1927 mit einer Einführung von Anatole France.Der Text dieser Ausgabe wurde behutsam an die neue deutsche Rechtschreibung angepasst.Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: Bearbeiteter Umschlag der Ausgabe von 1908.Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 16 pt.Henricus - Edition Deutsche Klassik GmbH

Der Seewolf erzahlt die Geschichte des Schongeists Humphrey van Weyden, der bei einem Schiffsungluck auf dem Weg von Sausalito nach San Francisco uber Bord geht und von dem Robbenschoner "e;Ghost"e; gerettet wird. Wolf Larsen, der Kapitan, ein Mann von groer physischer Starke und Brutalitat, terrorisiert die Mannschaft. Zugleich ist er aber auch hochintelligent und hat sich seine eigene Philosophie nach sozial-darwinistischen Grundsatzen geschaffen. Wolf Larsen spielt mit van Weyden, indem er ihn demutigt, als Kuchenjungen arbeiten lasst und ihn spater, ohne dass er seemannische Kenntnisse hatte, zum Steuermann macht. Van Weyden lernt, sich in dieser Welt zu behaupten und, wie Larsen feststellt, "e;endlich auf eigenen Fuen zu stehen."e; Im Laufe der Zeit gelingt es van Weyden, im Ansehen von Mannschaft und Kapitan aufzusteigen. In Letzterem findet er einen tiefgrundigen Gesprachspartner, und auch wenn er seinen Argwohn gegenuber Larsen nie ganz ablegt, stellt sich so etwas wie ein Vertrauensverhaltnis zwischen den beiden Mannern ein. Ihre Beziehung wird auf die Probe gestellt, als die "e;Ghost"e; die schiffbruchige Maud Brewster rettet. Schlielich verliebt sich van Weyden in Maud Brewster, und als Wolf Larsen sie eines Nachts sexuell bedrangt, sticht er mit einem Messer auf den Kapitan ein. Den beiden gelingt die Flucht in einem Rettungsboot, und nach wochenlanger Irrfahrt stranden sie auf einer unbewohnten Insel.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;MARTIN EDEN (Modern Classics Series)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Martin Eden is a tale about a young sailor struggling to become a writer. Eden is trying to rise above his destitute, proletarian circumstances through an intense and passionate pursuit of self-education, hoping to achieve a place among the literary elite. His principal motivation at first is his love for Ruth Morse. Because Eden is a rough, uneducated sailor from a working-class background and the Morse's are a bourgeois family, a union between them would be impossible unless and until he reached their level of knowledge and refinement. Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. His amazing life experience also includes being an oyster pirate, railroad hobo, gold prospector, sailor, war correspondent and much more. He wrote adventure novels & sea tales, stories of the Gold Rush, tales of the South Pacific and the San Francisco Bay area - most of which were based on or inspired by his own life experiences.