United States Authors Series: Jack London, Rev. Ed. (Twayne's United States Authors Series) [Hardcover]

Earle Labor (Author), Jeanne Campbell Reesman (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers; 1 edition (July 12, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805740333
• ISBN-13: 978-0805740332
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,239,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars the standard introduction and critical biography, June 7, 2006

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This review is from: United States Authors Series: Jack London, Rev. Ed. (Twayne's United States Authors Series) (Hardcover)

This book has been the introduction and standard critical biography since it first appeared in 1974 and then in 1994, updated and expanded by Jeanne Reesman. I don't know what another reviewer means by "high tower" academics; these authors have spent their careers studying Jack London from his earliest work to his last. They offer balanced and insightful analysis of the man and his enormously popular and artistically compelling works. I read it cover to cover.

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1.0 out of 5 stars boring, May 9, 2002

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This review is from: United States Authors Series: Jack London, Rev. Ed. (Twayne's United States Authors Series) (Hardcover)

a great man brought low by very mediocre analysis and the kind of slavish academic tone that seprates writers from ivory tower hacks - reesman and labor - when's your masterpiece due any way mate? Get a life like London and don't waste us fans of LOndon's time. I got stuck with the tab this time.