If sailor talk was so important in Melville's narrative But I am not especially interested in her meticulousĭiscussion of sailor talk and Melville in her new 2021 book. Narrative voice (pages 133-201), most notably in her discussion of sailor talkĪnd coterie speech. I was especially interested in her final chapter on Melville's Old Me: Spoken Sources in Melville's Early Works (Kent State University Sailor talk, and so I was happy to learn about sailor talk in her 2009 book Cannibal Good for her!ĭisclosure: I do not have any first-hand experience of
Her 2021 book Sailor Talk: Labor, Utterance, and Meaning in the Works of Bercaw Edwards learned sailor talk (see esp. For those interested in London’s work life and career, there is even a magazine that follows him.Duluth, Minnesota (OpEdNews) October 17, 2021: As a childĪnd a teenager, Mary K. Five more books came out after his death. When London died in 1916 at the age of forty, he had published 46 volumes of fiction and essays. Here are some wonderful covers from more modern editions, comic books, and even in other languages! Unlike many authors of his time, London’s books have remained popular and in print in many, many editions over the decades. This book, The Scarlet Plague, takes place in the year 2073, sixty years after a serious epidemic, the Red Death.
Unknown to many readers, Jack London was also an early science fiction writer. In a slightly later edition, it was very different but with a very compelling graphic approach– a lovely spine too. White Fang has been made into a film many times, most recently in 1991, starring Ethan Hawke.Īn especially beautiful cover was designed for Star Rover‘s first edition. White Fang, one of London’s most popular books, sported this cover in 1906, the year it was published. The cover depicts sled dogs, arranged as three horizontal panels, with gilt lettering for London’s name.Įven the interior illustrations of this book were beautifully done,īy a different artist than for the cover. The following year, it was released again with the same cover, but a different color. Jack London’s most famous book, Call of the Wild, was published in this edition in 1903. It depicts two fast-moving boats and a man hanging from a sail! Today this artwork would still be considered attractive to a reader, if seen on a paperback book! One of London’s first books from 1902, Cruise of the Dazzler, had a wonderfully appealing cover. Today, many of these volumes are very collectable and auction for high prices. As a young boy, he was familiar with dogs, and probably could not have told anyone that his fondness for dogs would contribute so much to his future success.Īs a tribute to the birthday of this famous author, we present here some of the original covers of the most popular books. What student has not read and been totally captivated by the story of Buck, the dog hero of Call of the Wild? All of London’s adventure books were greeted by a hungry public. He was a great supporter of lower class people and people in trouble. Jack London was more than a fiction author, he was also known as a journalist, a speaker and a socialist. By the time he was 30 years old, he was already known around the world for two of his most-well loved books: Call of the Wild was printed in 1903, and The Sea Wolf the next year.
We celebrate the birthday of one of America’s favorite authors, Jack London, on January 12th.
Celebrating Jack London: Daring Author, Colorful Books