The Scarlet Plague

by Jack London

Overview

A ragged eighty-seven-year-old who was one of only a handful of survivors left alive from the pre-plague era wanders along deserted railway tracks in a savage wilderness with his grandsons and tries to impart the wonders of that bygone age and the horrors of The Scarlet Plague that wiped out civilization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781722524654
Publisher:	G&D Media
Publication date:	05/18/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	108
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Jack London (1876-1916) was an American Author and journalist from San Francisco best known for his novel The Call of the Wild. His personal experiences, including exploits as a sailor, a vagrant, and as a war reporter deeply informed his writing. Much of his work is written in a Naturalistic style and explores themes of man’s instincts and the inescapable forces of nature. London was one of the first American authors to become financially successful through his writing, penning more than 50 books in his lifetime.

Editorial Reviews

London's style is typically lush but his viewpoint is skeptical and dystopian . . . [the] story reminds us of the dangers we still court with our careless ways.

The Times

"London's style is typically lush but his viewpoint is skeptical and dystopian . . . [the] story reminds us of the dangers we still court with our careless ways." —The Times

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