The People of the Abyss |
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Author:
| London, Jack |
Foreword by:
| Masters, Alexander |
Series title: | Hesperus Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-78094-208-7 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
Publisher: | Hesperus Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $9.99USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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In 1902, Jack London purchased some secondhand clothes, rented a room in the East End, and set out to discover how the London poor lived. His research makes shocking reading. Moving through the slums as one of the poor; eating, drinking, and socializing with the underclass;nbsp;lining upnbsp;to get into a flophouse, London was scandalized and brutalized by the experience of living rough in Britain’s capital. His...
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In 1902, Jack London purchased some secondhand clothes, rented a room in the East End, and set out to discover how the London poor lived. His research makes shocking reading. Moving through the slums as one of the poor; eating, drinking, and socializing with the underclass;nbsp;lining upnbsp;to get into a flophouse, London was scandalized and brutalized by the experience of living rough in Britain’s capital. His clear-eyed reflections on the iniquities of class are a shaming testament to the persistence of social inequality in modern times.