Jack London: The Road

The Road


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Considered by many to be America's finest author, Jack London, had little formal schooling. Initially, he attended school only through the 8th grade, although he was an avid reader, educating himself at public libraries, especially the Oakland Public Library under the tutelage of Ina Coolbrith, who later became the first poet laureate of California. In later years (mid-1890s), Jack returned to high school in Oakland and graduated. He eventually gained admittance to U.C. Berkeley, but stayed only for six months, finding it to be "not alive enough" and a "passionless pursuit of passionless intelligence." Once Jack had resolved himself to succeed as an author, his diligent habits and innate skills catapulted him far beyond most of his literary peers in both perspective and content. By following a strict writing regimen of 1,000 words a day, he was able to produce a huge quantity of high quality work over a period of eighteen years. Jack had become the best-selling, highest paid and most popular American author of his time.

Join Cinderella as she transforms for the ball, Jasmine as she embarks on a magic carpet ride, Aurora as she pricks her finger on Maleficent s spinning wheel and is saved by her prince, and Merida as she bravely fights to decide her own destiny. This comprehensive coursebook includes: Beautifully produced in a generous format on high-quality paper, this deluxe edition offers a rare variety of 116 works from more than twenty major European and American museums. Informative captions accompany each illustration. In what makes Dickens' best novel, humble, orphaned, Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming The Road download PDF a gentleman - and one day, under sudden and enigmatic circumstances, he finds himself in possession of "great expectations. "In this gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward, the compelling characters include Magwitch, the fearful fearsome convict; Estella, whose beauty is excelled only by her haughtiness; and the embittered Miss Havisham, an eccentric jilted bride. Reprint of a standard edition.


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Author: Jack London
Number of Pages: 124 pages
Published Date: 30 Jan 2009
Publisher: ARC MANOR
Publication Country: MD, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781604503487
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