Smoke Bellew

by Jack London

Overview

Jack London (January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916), was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild and other books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first Americans to make a huge financial success from writing.The Scarlet Plague was written by Jack London and originally published in London Magazine in 1912. It was re-released in February of 2007 by Echo Library. The story takes place in 2072, sixty years after the scarlet plague has depopulated the planet. James Howard Smith is one of the few people 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.American society at the time of the plague has become severely stratified and there is a large hereditary underclass of servants and "nurses"; and the politcal system has been replaced by a formalized oligarchy. Commercial airship lines exist, as do some airships privately owned by the very rich.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781633551527
Publisher:	Start Classics
Publication date:	05/16/2014
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	219
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist and journalist. Dropping out at age twenty-one for personal reasons, London was a temporary student at the University of California, Berkley. Later London attributed his intelligence and talent to be mostly self-taught. He humored several trades before settling as an author, including joining a fishing boat and the California Gold Rush. London later became one of the first American authors to gain celebrity and a fortune primarily from his writing career; his prolific works still inspire adaptations today.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER I - THE TASTE OF THE MEAT
CHAPTER II - THE MEAT
CHAPTER III - THE STAMPEDE TO SQUAW CREEK
CHAPTER IV - SHORTY DREAMS
CHAPTERV - THE MAN ON THE OTHER BANK
CHAPTER VI- THE RACE FOR NUMBER THREE
CHAPTER VII- THE LITTLE MAN
CHAPTER VIII - THE HANGING OF CULTUS GEORGE
CHAPTER IX - THE MISTAKE OF CREATION
CHAPTER X - A FLUTfER IN EGGS
CHAPTER XI - THE TOWN-SITE OF TRA-LEE
CHAPTER XII - WONDER OF WOMAN