John Barleycorn
John Barleycorn by Jack London is a new edition published by Random House Publishing Group on September 11, 2001. This 256-page work presents a vivid account of London’s life, exploring his experiences as a drinker and storied adventurer. Through a series of anecdotes, the book offers insight into his colorful existence, from his teenage years as an oyster pirate to his time as a celebrated writer.
Readers will find John Barleycorn to be an honest portrayal of London’s relationship with alcohol, reflecting on themes of biography and personal memoirs. The narrative captures the complexities of his character and the various roles he played throughout his life, including that of a seaman and a Yukon gold prospector. This edition also includes illustrations from the original publication, enriching the reader’s experience of one of America’s literary figures.
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Jack London cut a mythic figure across the American landscape of the early twentieth century. But throughout his colorful life–from his teenage years as an oyster pirate to his various incarnations as a well-traveled seaman, Yukon gold prospector, waterfront brawler, unemployed vagrant, impassioned socialist, and celebrated writer–he retained a predilection for drinking on a prodigious scale. London’s classic “alcoholic memoirs”–the closest thing to an autobiography he ever wrote–are a startlingly honest and vivid account of his life not only as a drinker, but also as a storied adventurer. Richly anecdotal and beautifully written, John Barleycorn stands as the earliest intelligent treatment of alcohol in American literature, and as an intensely moving document of one of America’s finest writers. This Modern Library Paperback Classic includes illustrations from the original edition.
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