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A Son of the Sun is a 1912 novel by Jack London. It is set in the South Pacific at the beginning of the 20th century and consists of eight separate stories. David Grief is a forty-year-old English adventurer who came to the South seas years ago and became rich. As a businessman he owns offices in Sydney, but he is rarely there. Since his wealth ...
From The Book of Jack London by Charmian London. Suicide debate. Because he was using morphine, ... A Son of the Sun (1912) [130] The Night Born (1913) [130]
Pages in category "Novels by Jack London" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... A Son of the Sun (novel) The Star Rover; V.
Novel 1912 Disease The Scarlet Plague: Jack London: Sixty years after an uncontrollable epidemic named the Red Death has depopulated the planet, James Howard Smith tries to impart the value of knowledge and wisdom to his grandsons Novel 1912 Sun The Night Land: William Hope Hodgson
January 21 – Joseph Conrad achieves his first popular success as the New York Herald begins serializing his novel Chance. He broke off with it in 1906, but sold the rights to the unfinished work in June 1911. Conrad continues to work on the book, while the first chapters appear weekly in the Herald. He completes it on March 26. [1]
South Sea Tales (1911) is a collection of short stories written by Jack London. Most stories are set in island communities, like those of Hawaii , or are set aboard a ship. List of Stories
The first part of the novel [3] takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893 and in Alaska. [4] The second part of the novel takes place in San Francisco and the San Francisco Bay Area . [ 4 ] " Burning Daylight", the main character, is partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur "Borax" Smith , [ 5 ] but named for Elam Harnish (1866-1941).
Wolf House was a 26-room mansion in Glen Ellen, California, built by novelist Jack London and his wife Charmian London.The house burned on August 22, 1913, shortly before the Londons were planning to move in. [3] Stone ruins of the never-occupied home still stand, and are part of Jack London State Historic Park, which has been a National Historic Landmark since 1963.