Sea Wolf - Softcover

London, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804900647 ISBN 13: 9780804900645

Publisher: Associated Booksellers, 1985

Synopsis

Jack London's "The Sea Wolf" is the story of Humphrey van Weyden. While onboard a San Francisco ferry which collides with another ship in the fog and sinks, Humphrey is picked up by Wolf Larsen, the captain of the seal-hunting schooner the "Ghost". A brutal ship master, Wolf rules over his ship with an iron hand. Forced to be a cabin boy and do menial work, Humphrey is forced to toughen up quick in this thrilling nautical adventure.

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Review

stylish, high quality collector's edition * Hardy Boat Owner * A dark-hearted classic that tells of an urbane man who falls into the clutches of an evil, deranged ship captain... Frightening and through-provoking. * Classic Boat *

From the Back Cover

Hailed by critics as one of the greatest sea stories ever written, this rousing adventure offers a fascinating combination of gritty realism and sublime lyricism in its portrayal of an elemental conflict. Jack London began his career at sea, and his shipboard experiences imbue The Sea-Wolf with flavorful authenticity.
In the story, the gentleman narrator, Humphrey Van Weyden, is pitted against an amoral sea captain, Wolf Larsen, in a clash of idealism with materialism. The novel begins when Van Weyden is swept overboard into San Francisco Bay, and plucked from the sea by Larsen's seal-hunting vessel, the Ghost. Pressed into service as a cabin boy by the ruthless captain, Van Weyden becomes an unwilling participant in a brutal shipboard drama. Larsen's increasingly violent abuse of the crew fuels a mounting tension that ultimately boils into mutiny, shipwreck, and a desperate confrontation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Associated Booksellers
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0804900647
• ISBN 13: 9780804900645
• Binding: Paperback