People of the Abyss

Informationen zum Autor Jack London (1876-1916) was an American writer and activist. A pioneer of the science fiction genre, as well as a prominent figure in the Realism and Naturalism literary movements, he was one of the first American authors to become internationally known and earn considerable wealth from his writing. His most notable books include 'The Call of the Wild' (1903) and 'White Fang' (1906). He was a member of San Francisco's radical literary group The Crowd and was a passionate animal rights activist. Klappentext An influential 1903 account of life among London's poorest East End residents at the dawn of the twentieth century. Zusammenfassung In this 1903 publication, which influenced later socially minded authors like George Orwell, American writer Jack London (1876–1916) examines the living conditions of the impoverished residents of London's East End, demonstrating how politics had failed the vulnerable. The text is illustrated with photographs of the places and people mentioned. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The descent; 2. Johnny Upright; 3. My lodging and some others; 4. A man and the abyss; 5. Those on the edge; 6. Frying-Pan Alley and a glimpse of the inferno; 7. A winner of the Victoria Cross; 8. The carter and the carpenter; 9. The spike; 10. Carrying the banner; 11. The peg; 12. Coronation day; 13. Dan Cullen, docker; 14. Hops and hoppers; 15. The sea wife; 16. Property v. person; 17. Inefficiency; 18. Wages; 19. The ghetto; 20. Coffee-houses and doss-houses; 21. The precariousness of life; 22. Suicide; 23. The children; 24. A vision of the night; 25. The hunger wail; 26. Drink, temperance and thrift; 27. The management.

Product details

• Authors: Jack London
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2013
• EAN: 9781108064552
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06455-2
• No. of pages: 390
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; London, Greater London, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Poverty & unemployment, British & Irish history, Urban communities, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, Poverty and precarity