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The Sea Wolf by Jack London

The Sea Wolf

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Jack London

Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · December 12, 2012

Humphrey Van Weyden becomes an unwilling participant in a tense shipboard drama.

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Who it’s for
A classic maritime story where mounting violence meets a sharp contrast of materialism and idealism.
Genres
Sea Stories, The Classics, Action & Adventure
Published
Start Publishing LLC, December 12, 2012

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About this book

Humphrey Van Weyden becomes an unwilling participant in a tense shipboard drama. A deranged and abusive sea captain perpetrates a shipboard atmosphere of increasing violence that ultimately boils into mutiny, shipwreck, and a desperate confrontation. This 1904 maritime classic depicts the clash of materialistic and idealistic cultures with a mixture of gritty realism and sublime lyricism.

At Sea, Under Pressure

A classic maritime story where mounting violence meets a sharp contrast of materialism and idealism.

Come here for

  • Tense shipboard drama and a clash of ideals
  • Gritty sea adventure with lyrical edges

Expect

  • An increasingly violent atmosphere
  • Gritty realism balanced with sublime lyricism

Where it sits

Action & Adventure85%
Sea Stories84%
The Classics69%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Suspense
  • Sea Stories
Authors
Jack London
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
December 12, 2012
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Action & Adventure