Adventure

Jack London

• Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
• ISBN:
  9781473372641
• Topic: Letteratura
• Subtopic: Narrativa storica

This antiquarian book contains Jack London's 1911 novel, "Adventure". It tells the story of the relationship between a man who finds himself harassed by a group of cannibals on a plantation and a fierce, independent, and liberated woman who arrives at the plantation and changes everything. It is a hard-hitting exploration of slavery and colonialism set on the Solomon Islands, and was the cause of much controversy. An interesting and thought-provoking read, this text constitutes a must-have for fans of London's work, and is one not to be missed by the discerning collector. The chapters contained herein include: "Something to be Done", "Something is Done", "The Jessie", "Joan Lackland", "She Would a Planter Be", "Tempest", "A Hard-Bitten Gang", "Local Colour", "As Between a Man and Woman", "A Message from Boucher", etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Table of contents

• ADVENTURE
• Jack London
• CHAPTER I—SOMETHING TO BE DONE
• CHAPTER II—SOMETHING IS DONE
• CHAPTER III—THE JESSIE
• CHAPTER IV—JOAN LACKLAND
• CHAPTER V—SHE WOULD A PLANTER BE
• CHAPTER VI—TEMPEST
• CHAPTER VII—A HARD-BITTEN GANG
• CHAPTER VIII—LOCAL COLOUR
• CHAPTER IX—AS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN
• CHAPTER X—A MESSAGE FROM BOUCHER
• CHAPTER XI—THE PORT ADAMS CROWD
• CHAPTER XII—MR. MORGAN AND MR. RAFF
• CHAPTER XIII—THE LOGIC OF YOUTH
• CHAPTER XIV—THE MARTHA
• CHAPTER XV—A DISCOURSE ON MANNERS
• CHAPTER XVI—THE GIRL WHO HAD NOT GROWN UP
• CHAPTER XVII—“YOUR” MISS LACKLAND
• CHAPTER XVIII—MAKING THE BOOKS COME TRUE
• CHAPTER XIX—THE LOST TOY
• CHAPTER XX—A MAN-TALK
• CHAPTER XXI—CONTRABAND
• CHAPTER XXII—GOGOOMY FINISHES ALONG KWAQUE ALTOGETHER
• CHAPTER XXIII—A MESSAGE FROM THE BUSH
• CHAPTER XXIV—IN THE BUSH
• CHAPTER XXV—THE HEAD-HUNTERS
• CHAPTER XXVI—BURNING DAYLIGHT
• CHAPTER XXVII—MODERN DUELLING
• CHAPTER XXVIII—CAPITULATION