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ISBN10: 1169283179
ISBN13: 9781169283176
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 194
Weight: 1.23
Height: 0.50 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781169283176
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 194
Weight: 1.23
Height: 0.50 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Adventure is a novel written by Jack London, first published in 1911. The story follows the journey of a young man named David Sheldon, who travels to the Solomon Islands in search of adventure and fortune. Along the way, he meets a cast of colorful characters, including a ruthless trader, a beautiful native woman, and a mysterious doctor. As David becomes embroiled in the dangerous world of island politics and warfare, he must navigate treacherous waters and confront his own moral compass. The novel explores themes of imperialism, race, and the struggle for power and survival in a harsh and unforgiving environment. With vivid descriptions of the lush tropical landscape and gripping action sequences, Adventure is a thrilling and thought-provoking read for fans of adventure and historical fiction.The bell had hardly rung, sending the labourers into the fields, when Sheldon had a visitor. He had had the couch taken out on the veranda, and he was lying on it when the canoes paddled in and hauled out on the beach. Forty men, armed with spears, bows and arrows, and war-clubs, gathered outside the gate of the compound, but only one entered.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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