John Barleycorn (Modern Library Classics) - Softcover

London, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375757929 ISBN 13: 9780375757921

Publisher: Modern Library, 2001

Synopsis

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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From the Publisher:

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From the Back Cover:

"Assuredly one of the most useful, as well as one of the most entertaining books ever penned by a man."
--Upton Sinclair

About this edition

• Publisher: Modern Library
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0375757929
• ISBN 13: 9780375757921
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256