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The Scarlet Plague

The Scarlet Plague

London, Jack
Grant, Gordon

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ISBN10: 1498186793
ISBN13: 9781498186797
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Published: Aug 7 2014
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.54
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic novel written by Jack London. The story is set in the year 2073, sixty years after a deadly epidemic known as the Red Death has wiped out most of humanity. The world is now a desolate wasteland, and the survivors have regressed to a primitive way of life.The protagonist of the story is an old man named James Howard Smith, who was a professor of English literature before the plague. He is one of the few people who remembers the world before the epidemic and is now living with a tribe of savage humans who are his grandchildren's generation.The novel follows Smith as he recounts his memories of the world before the plague and his experiences surviving in the post-apocalyptic world. He tells his grandchildren about the technology, culture, and society that existed before the epidemic and how it all came crashing down.As the story progresses, Smith's tribe is threatened by a group of marauders who are immune to the plague. The novel ends on a bleak note as Smith realizes that even if his tribe survives this attack, they are still living in a world that will never be the same again.The Scarlet Plague is a haunting and thought-provoking novel that explores the fragility of human civilization and the resilience of the human spirit. It is a cautionary tale about the dangers of complacency and the importance of adapting to changing circumstances.This Is A New Release Of The Original 1915 Edition.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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