A Son of the Sun [Paperback]

Jack London (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 24, 2001 | ISBN-10: 1402199562 | ISBN-13: 978-1402199561

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1913 edition by Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig.

Editorial Reviews

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"Entertaining, atmospheric, and action-filled - yet difficult to obtain until now - the eight short stories in Jack London's A Son of the Sun center on the thrilling exploits of Captain David Grief in the dangerous and exotic South Seas." Captain Grief encounters the adventurers, scoundrels, pirates, and opportunists who followed the example of their colonial predecessors and exploited the islands and their resources early in the twentieth century. Inspired by London's own voyage through the South Seas on board his self-made yacht, the Snark, these stories paint a colorful - and at times horrifying - picture of the remote South Pacific.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 273 pages
• Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation (October 24, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402199562
• ISBN-13: 978-1402199561
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,697,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Everything a boy could want., March 19, 2011

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Ignatz Shmigelski (Cordova Alaska) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Son Of The Sun (Kindle Edition)

Jack London's tales of the south seas in this title provide everything a boy needs, action, adventure, deception, intrigue, fighting, drinking, trading, storms, and boats. This book follows a south seas trader as he manages his fleet and plies his trade, dealing with double crossers, native peoples, white traders, greed, and of course, the weather. Open this book and you are transported to a different time and place.

Some of the language is archaic, and there is use of terms that are not longer smiled upon. Please remember that this book was written at a different time, and that they are just words. Some of the dialogue with the natives is in dialect, it is not important to know the exact meaning. Keep an open mind.

If you are looking for some adventure, this is a good place to look