The Scarlet Plague (Dover Doomsday Classics) - Softcover

London, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486802817 ISBN 13: 9780486802817

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc, 2016

Synopsis

One of the first works of post-apocalyptic fiction, this novella by the great American storyteller was originally published in 1912. The tale unfolds decades after a pandemic has destroyed 99 percent of human life, leaving a primitive world in which art, science, and learning are legends, recalled only by elderly survivors.

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Review:

'London's style is typically lush but his viewpoint is sceptical and dystopian...Like The 'Tempest' - that much earlier parable on the themes of exploitation and greed - London's story reminds us of the dangers we still court with our careless ways' --The Times

About the Author:

Novelist, journalist, and social activist Jack London (1876 1916) rose from abject poverty to international fame. The bestselling, highest-paid, and most popular author of his era, London created a substantial body of work in his short life, drawing upon his experiences as a cannery worker, sailor, railroad hobo, and prospector.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0486802817
• ISBN 13: 9780486802817
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176