A thrilling epic of a sea voyage and a complex novel of ideas, The Sea-Wolf is a standard-bearer of its genre. It is the vivid story of a gentleman scholar, Humphrey Van Weyden, who is rescued by a seal-hunting schooner after a ferryboat accident in San Francisco Bay. London uses Van Weyden's ordeal at the hands of a schooner's devious crew to explore powerful themes of ambition, courage, and the innate will to survive. The Sea-Wolf also introduces Jack London's most memorable, fully realized character, Wolf Larsen, the schooner's brutal captain, who ruthlessly crushes anyone standing in his way. As Gary Kinder states in his Introduction, ""Wolf Larsen is one of the most carefully carved characters in American literature....
London, himself, seems as fascinated as the reader with his own creation.""
By:
Jack London Introduction by:
Gary Kinder Imprint: Random House Country of Publication: United States Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 202mm,
Width: 132mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 252g ISBN:9780679783374 ISBN 10: 0679783377 Series:Modern Library Classics Pages: 288 Publication Date:15 December 2000 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for The Sea-Wolf
London's...is a vision of exceptional and crucial vitality. --James Dickey London's...is a vision of exceptional and crucial vitality. --James Dickey