Project Gutenberg 1998-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 263 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith The Jacket (The Star-Rover) The Jacket (The Star Rover) David Price "The Jacket (The Star-Rover)" by Jack London is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. It tells the story of Darrell Standing, a professor who finds himself in the California State Prison after being convicted of murder. As he awaits execution, Standing reflects on his life, past experiences, and the nature of existence, drawing on a sense of reincarnation and memory that transcends his current situation. At the start of the novel, Darrell Standing introduces himself as an aware soul who recalls past lives and experiences from different eras. He recounts the moments leading to his imprisonment, including the murder of a fellow professor in a fit of rage. While facing the consequences of his actions, he expresses a mix of intellectual reflection and philosophical questioning about identity, consciousness, and the human condition, as well as detailing the harsh realities of prison life—particularly his experiences of torment in solitary confinement. The opening sets the stage for a profound exploration of memory and existence amid the grim backdrop of incarceration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Psychological fiction Prisoners -- Fiction Reincarnation -- Fiction Paranormal fiction California State Prison at San Quentin -- Fiction Death row inmates -- Fiction San Quentin (Calif.) -- Fiction Astral projection -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 625858 625975 2024-09-01T08:40:15.174194 2023-10-01T08:00:14.025889 text/html text/html 642341 2021-04-24T21:39:03 text/html 695007 2021-04-24T21:42:23 text/html application/zip 500557 2024-09-01T08:40:22.407166 application/epub+zip 501194 2024-09-01T08:40:16.008179 application/epub+zip 311848 2024-09-01T08:40:15.590183 application/epub+zip 652090 2024-09-01T08:40:27.696100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 625067 2024-09-01T08:40:21.950120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436570 2022-09-01T09:44:58.905756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599733 599739 2024-09-01T08:40:14.512192 2023-10-01T08:00:13.404877 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 599680 2021-04-24T21:41:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 230509 2021-04-24T21:41:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20351 2024-09-01T08:40:27.839087 application/rdf+xml 23516 2024-09-01T08:40:15.705172 image/jpeg 2854 2024-09-01T08:40:15.647159 image/jpeg 694446 2024-09-01T08:40:15.236179 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