The Sea Wolf [Kindle Edition]

Jack London (Author)

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"An extraordinarily useful edition. The supplementary and contextual materials are not only of scholarly significance themselves but also provide invaluable aids for the first-time reader of Jack London's novels."--David Holloway, Portland State University
"A fine, attractive, useful edition."--George F. Day, University of Northern Iowa
"A fine edition. I was especially impressed with the appendices and the notes section. Very helpful."--John Guzlowski, Eastern Illinois University
"Excellent edition--the comments by Sutherland illuminate the philosophical and personal underpinings of a deceptively complex work by a deceptively complex writer. Also the Explanatory Notes are quite good."--Jack Summers, Central Piedmont Community College
"Thank you." --James R. Hepworth, Lewis-Clark State College

Product Description

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 380 KB
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Public Domain Books (October 1, 1997)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000JMKZXG
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (116 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,875 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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60 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, September 6, 2010

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AJ Duckworth - See all my reviews

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Having a Kindle helps one to discover books which otherwise would certainly have been missed. This is one of them.

It's the tale of a rather bookish "gentleman" who is virtually press-ganged to work on a sailing ship. Through vicious hardship he is faced with the choice of survival (and in the process compromising his morality) or almost certain death. The main villain, if you will, is the Captain of the ship, who's physical strength and presence is overwhelming.

Some of the language is a little archaic, but the Kindle dictionary didn't let me down.

It's well worth the read. Get past the first ten pages, and you may find it hard to put down.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid adventure story., September 22, 2010

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C. Plater (Huntsville, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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It has been many years since I've read any Jack London and it was good to get back in the adventure story groove. He does paint a good visual in one's mind of the settings even with the 19th century language. The story moves along pretty well although some of the flowery romantic speech seem to drag for me. The conclusion was sufficiently satisfying and it is suitable reading for young readers.

37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You will not be disappointed., June 9, 2010

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A. Osorio (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Great book! I had never read Jack London before but after visiting his burnt down estate in Northern California I became interested in his writing. This book is excellent, entertaining and fast paced. The kindle edition seems not to be missing any pages. Great Free Download.