London actually served on a sealing schooner during his early career and that experience lends a gritty realism to his depiction of life at sea. Jack London wrote The Sea-Wolf in 1904 following the success of his previous novel The Call of the Wild, and it has gone on to become one of his most popular novels. Van Weyden is forced to serve on the Ghost, leaving behind his comfortable world ashore and entering into a psychological battle with Larsen on the sea. Wolf Larsen, the captain of the Ghost, is brutal and cynical but also highly intelligent, and he has no intention of returning Van Weyden to shore. Will you support our efforts with a donation?Īfter a ferry accident on San Francisco Bay, literary critic Humphrey Van Weyden is swept out to sea only to be rescued by the seal-hunting schooner Ghost. We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Standard Ebooksġ07,260 words (6 hours 31 minutes) with a reading ease of 80.82 (easy) The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover.

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