tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693376005436007012.post1463278056065297027..comments2023-11-02T09:42:21.472-05:00Comments on Old Books by Dead Guys: The People of the Abyss by Jack LondonKarl Janssenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16133816726897297775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693376005436007012.post-64239132215946680542012-09-04T08:38:01.934-05:002012-09-04T08:38:01.934-05:00Rudy,
I'm not up on all the biographies of Lo...Rudy,<br /><br />I'm not up on all the biographies of London, but I recently read Wolf: The Lives of Jack London by James L. Haley, which covers his trip to London in Chapter 8. Also, the recently published book Jack London, Photographer by Jeanne Campbell Reesman features a chapter of photographs London took while in the East End. Chapter XXII of The Book of Jack London (which I have not read), written by his widow, very briefly mentions the East End trip at the end of the chapter:<br />http://www.jacklondons.net/writings/BookJackLondon/Volume1/chapter22.html<br />Here also is an article on The People of the Abyss from Victorian Web:<br />http://www.victorianweb.org/genre/slumfiction/jacklondon.html<br />London led such a full and exciting life that most of the biographical summaries you find online (Wikipedia included) tend to gloss over the East End trip in favor of more romantic adventures to the Klondike or the South Seas. Nowadays London is primarily remembered as an adventure writer, while his writings on politics and social reform have faded from the public memory. If you are really interested in London's trip to the East End, the best source is London's own account, The People of the Abyss.Karl Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133816726897297775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693376005436007012.post-32775021733781897992012-09-02T12:27:57.993-05:002012-09-02T12:27:57.993-05:00Karl,
I ment the East End district of London.
Th...Karl,<br /><br />I ment the East End district of London.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />RudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693376005436007012.post-30459166067651128362012-09-02T12:24:26.610-05:002012-09-02T12:24:26.610-05:00Karl,
Did Jack London really visit End Slums?
I h...Karl,<br /><br />Did Jack London really visit End Slums?<br />I have read some of his biographies on line, and no one mentions this trip at this moment of his life. I am no expert at all, I am just curious. Could you help me out with this doubt?<br /><br />Rudy<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com