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South Sea Tales Kindle Edition

by Jack London (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 447 ratings
Eight tropical tales set in different regions of the South Pacificby the renowned nineteenth-century author of The Call of the Wild and White Fang.
 
These stories, like his renowned Klondike Tales, are based on Jack London’s own travels and adventures. Including such stories as “The House of Mapuhi,” “The Whale Tooth,” and “The Inevitable White Man,” this collection describes the beauties and dangers of the South Pacific as colonist ships explore the islands.
 
“All in all, if you like nautical and sea adventures, if you are interested in the history of the Pacific Islands, or if you want to read gripping tales set in the exotic lands, this book will be perfect for you. But remember—it is definitely not a piece of light-hearted literature!” —Tales from Pasifika
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  1. Print length
    168 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Open Road Media
  4. Publication date
    April 7, 2020
  5. File size
    7.4 MB
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With eight adventurous works of short fiction, South Sea Tales explores the colonial Pacific during the early 20th century. Jack London’s South Sea Tales is a collection of short fiction that examines themes of racism, colonialism, and tolerance while treating audiences to adventures set on islands and ships.

About the Author

Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist and journalist. Dropping out at age twenty-one for personal reasons, London was a temporary student at the University of California, Berkley. Later London attributed his intelligence and talent to be mostly self-taught. He humored several trades before settling as an author, including joining a fishing boat and the California Gold Rush. London later became one of the first American authors to gain celebrity and a fortune primarily from his writing career; his prolific works still inspire adaptations today.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B086MKJGDL
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media (April 7, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 7, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7.4 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 447 ratings

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Jack London

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John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone.

Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf.

London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes.

Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by published by L C Page and Company Boston 1903 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Customers find the book's stories entertaining and well-written, with one review noting how the narrative provides a great sense of location. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its readability, with one customer highlighting its historical details about exploring the South Pacific.

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32 customers mention "Story telling"28 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy these adventure stories, describing them as fun and entertaining, with one customer noting how the narrative provides a great sense of location.

"Truly entertaining. Jack London is a marvelous author. His stories are gripping, and written in a way that puts you there in the story." Read more

"...of the locations, the characters, and the narrative all give a great sense of location...." Read more

"...The flow and rhythm make for a fun read. I've read all of Jack London that can be found, his personal stories are the great...." Read more

"Very "far flung" stories. Real adventure happening in the South Sea Islands. Some places hard to read and I skimmed." Read more

26 customers mention "Readability"23 positive3 negative

Customers find the book well written and wonderfully descriptive, with one customer noting it's a must-read for boys and young men.

"Truly entertaining. Jack London is a marvelous author. His stories are gripping, and written in a way that puts you there in the story." Read more

"I am about 3/4 through this and I am really enjoying it...." Read more

"Jack London is the best, what style and command of the language. The flow and rhythm make for a fun read...." Read more

"Very "far flung" stories. Real adventure happening in the South Sea Islands. Some places hard to read and I skimmed." Read more

6 customers mention "Interest"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book engaging, with one review highlighting its historical details about exploring the South Pacific.

"...It is especially interesting reading about the Solomon Islands after reading another, rather different take in [..." Read more

"Great book on adventures in the South Seas among the natives---if you like this book you will also want to read: 1. [..." Read more

"...Each tale gave an excellent insight into the world from which they came...." Read more

"...had interesting, maybe or maybe not accurate, historical details about exploring the south Pacific, but the plots generally left me disappointed." Read more

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The text in this book looks as thought it was typed in a word processor, and is largely devoid of formatting, indents, and page breaks. At the end of the book is a crudely drawn advertisement for a self-styled (according to the organization’s own website) “hippie commune,” which is not in keeping with the tone of the author’s original work.
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  • Brian
    5.0 out of 5 stars A good read.
    Reviewed in Canada on November 5, 2024
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    Some good stories here.
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  • JONO5K1
    5.0 out of 5 stars Quality
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2017
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    A super Sunday read that was thoroughly enjoyable to the last. I recommend to each all, especially the travel enthusiasts.
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  • Phill
    4.0 out of 5 stars What's not to like?
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2013
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    Some classic tales of the sea and island life from the Author of The Call of the Wild and White Fang, John Griffith "Jack" London, and all for free!
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  • A. Unsworth
    5.0 out of 5 stars london
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2012
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    fantastic collection. Much like the 'klondike tales' (same publisher) this volume takes some of the best short stories culled from 5 or 6 different books. some of them, for example 'The Red One' are just spectacular and prove that jack london was still capable of writing excellent fiction right up till the end of his life (despite his pot-boiler period in the middle). London was at his best writing about 'primitive' people and the profiteers within their midst, whether it be in Alaska or the South Seas. From my other readings i would say he was considerably less impressive writing about his own US of A. These 2 volumes taken together represent in my opinion the best of london's short stories. In this one we have lepers, slavers, pearl divers, shark attacks, piracy, more leprosy, corrupt politicians, murder, pagan burial rituals, shipwrecks, malaria, desert islands - the majority of it written with honesty and cynicism.
    Buy it for the beach.
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  • stoddard martin
    3.0 out of 5 stars Late London, not great London...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2014
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    ... but if you are prepared to accept the racial stereotypes of the time, of both black and white, and to be invigorated by a milieu of nature 'red in tooth and claw', then these stories are worthy successors to those which brought fame to 'the Kipling of the Klondike'. London's south seas are no Gauguin-tinted, Maugham-like paradise. Jack remained poet of the happy struggle, and the melancholy of his contemporary 'Martin Eden' is eclipsed by the essential Nietzscheanism which once impelled Buck towards the aurora borealis in 'The Call of the Wild'. Onwards with brio, without compunction, forever!
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