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The Mutiny of the Elsinore

By Jack London

2019-09-25 01:41:21

The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a novel by the American writer Jack London first published in 1914. After the death of the captain, the crew of a ship split between the two senior surviving mates. During the conflict, the narrator develops as a strong ... Read more
The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a novel by the American writer Jack London first published in 1914. After the death of the captain, the crew of a ship split between the two senior surviving mates. During the conflict, the narrator develops as a strong character, rather as in The Sea-Wolf. It also includes some strong right views which were part of London's complex world-view. The novel is partially based on London's voyage around Cape Horn on the Dirigo in 1912. The character "De Casseres," who espouses nihilistic viewpoints similar to the ideas of French philosopher Jules de Gaultier, is based on London's real-life friend and journalist Benjamin De Casseres. Less

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File size275.454 KB
Print pages272
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2010-08-18
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1892796028
Author
John Griffith London (Jan 12, 1876 – Nov 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American...

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