The Sea-Wolf

In The Sea-Wolf, London's most gripping novel, Humphrey Van Weyden is rescued from the freezing waters of San Francisco Bay by a demonic sea captain and introduced to fates far worse that death. Through this story London recalls his own adventures on a sealing vessel at the age of seventeen. John Sutherland's notes include a history of pelagic seal hunting and an account of the many cinematic versions of this novel.

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Author: Jack London
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 06/15/2009
Pages: 418
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780199554942
ISBN10: 0199554943
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Fiction | Classics