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THE BOOK
OF
JACK LONDON

New York, The Century Co. 1921

ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS

BY CHARMIAN LONDON

CONTENTS

Volume I

Chapter Page
I THE STUFF OF THE STARS 15
II BIRTH 25
III BOYHOOD 29
IV LIVERMORE VALLEY 45
V BOYHOOD TO YOUTH: OAKLAND ESTUARY, SAILORING, ETC. 62
VI CANNERY, BUYS SLOOP "RAZZLE DAZZLE" QUEEN OF THE OYSTER PIRATES 73
VII OYSTER PIRATING 83
VIII FISH-PATROL 99
IX "SOPHIE SUTHERLAND," SEALING 110
X AUTUMN INTO SPRING, 1893-1894—JUTE MILL; COAL SHOVELING; BOY-AND-GIRL LOVE 135
XI TRAMPING—"THE ROAD" 147
XII TRAMPING 165
XIII HIGH SCHOOL 187
XIV AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 210
XV INTO KLONDIKE 222
XVI OUT OF KLONDIKE 247
XVII RETURN FROM KLONDIKE—LILY MAID LETTERS 258
XVIII THE CLOUDESLEY JOHNS CORRESPONDENCE 277
XIX INTRODUCING ANNA STRUNSKY, AND JACK'S LETTERS TO HER; ALSO FURTHER CLOUDESLEY JOHNS LETTERS 318
XX MARRIAGE TO ELIZABETH MADDERN; MORE LETTERS 338
XXI LETTERS: CLOUDESLEY JOHNS AND ANNA STRUNSKY 349
XXII 1902—PIEDMONT 361
XXIII HOME FROM EUROPE; SEPARATION 385
XXIV JAPANESE-RUSSIAN WAR 401

Volume II

Chapter Page
XXV RETURN FROM KOREA; DIVORCE 3
XXVI "SPRAY" CRUISE; GLEN ELLEN FROM NAPA; HOSPITAL; SUMMER AT GLEN ELLEN 29
XXVII SECOND MARRIAGE; LECTURE TRIP; BOSTON 76
XXVIII JAMAICA, CUBA, FLORIDA, NEW YORK CITY 96
XXIX CHICAGO; RETURN TO OAKLAND, GLEN ELLEN; EARTHQUAKE 112
XXX "SNARK" VOYAGE 142
XXXI THE SNARK VOYAGE; TRAMP COLLIER TYMERIC" VOYAGE; ECUADOR; PANAMA; HOME 162
XXXII RETURN FROM "SNARK" VOYAGE; A DAUGHTER IS BORN 179
XXXIII YACHT "ROAMER" 196
XXXIV FOUR-HORSE DRIVING TRIP; NEW YORK CITY 212
XXXV CAPE HORN VOYAGE 238
XXXVI THE BAD YEAR; AGRICULTURE 252
XXXVII NEW YORK; MEXICO; "ROAMER" 282
XXXVIII "ROAMER"; RETURN To HAWAII; GLEN ELLEN; FORTIETH YEAR 304
XXXIX THE WAR; HAWAII 320
XL THE LAST SUMMER 352