Project Gutenberg 1997-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 1003 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith The Sea-Wolf David Price "The Sea-Wolf" by Jack London is a novel written in the early 20th century. This gripping narrative revolves around the character Humphrey Van Weyden, a sensitive intellectual who finds himself at the mercy of the brutal sea and the equally brutal captain, Wolf Larsen, after a shipwreck. As Van Weyden grapples with his new and hostile environment aboard the sealing-schooner "Ghost", the story delves into themes of survival, strength, and the nature of humanity. The opening of "The Sea-Wolf" introduces Van Weyden as he navigates a perilous journey across San Francisco Bay on a ferry named the "Martinez". The scene is thick with fog, creating an atmosphere of foreboding as Van Weyden reflects on the role of specialists in society, including the ferry's pilot and captain, who navigate the fog with apparent ease. Soon, chaos ensues as the "Martinez" collides with another vessel, leading to a catastrophic sinking. Van Weyden's struggle for survival in the icy waters establishes the stakes of the narrative, as well as his eventual rescue by the ruthless Wolf Larsen aboard the "Ghost". This initial sequence sets the stage for Van Weyden's transformation from a sheltered intellectual to an unwilling participant in the harsh realities of life at sea, confronting themes of power and brutality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories Ship captains -- Fiction Arctic regions -- Fiction Sealers (Persons) -- Fiction Sealing ships -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 650276 650511 2024-09-01T08:23:17.920557 2023-10-01T07:45:42.990074 text/html text/html 675494 2021-11-24T14:02:31 text/html 536819 2024-09-01T08:23:26.276539 application/epub+zip 538688 2024-09-01T08:23:18.919596 application/epub+zip 368736 2024-09-01T08:23:18.407575 application/epub+zip 688375 2024-09-01T08:23:32.113486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 650601 2024-09-01T08:23:25.707508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481530 2022-09-01T09:29:45.357890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622325 622331 2024-09-01T08:23:16.892606 2023-10-01T07:45:42.126060 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 622096 2021-11-24T14:04:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18801 2024-09-01T08:23:32.272507 application/rdf+xml 18173 2024-09-01T08:23:18.561591 image/jpeg 3032 2024-09-01T08:23:18.482560 image/jpeg 236051 2021-11-24T14:04:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 954998 2021-11-24T14:05:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 953687 2024-09-01T08:23:17.987550 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia