Project Gutenberg 1998-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 75 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Adventure Transcribed from the 1911 Thomas Nelson and Sons edition by David Price "Adventure" by Jack London is a novel written during the early 20th century. The book follows the harrowing experiences of David Sheldon, a plantation owner in the Solomon Islands, as he navigates the challenges of disease, isolation, and rising tensions among his labor force. The opening of "Adventure" immediately immerses the reader in the dire situation facing Sheldon, who is gravely ill and struggling with a dysentery outbreak among the plantation's workers. Despite his fragility, Sheldon displays a commanding presence as he attends to the sick and maintains order among the black laborers, who are described as having a history of violence and cannibalism. His authority is questioned, leading to alarming confrontations as he faces both the health crisis and potential rebellion from the workers. This initial chapter sets a tense and gritty atmosphere, establishing the themes of survival and dominance in an unforgiving environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Oceania -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 457190 457093 2024-09-01T08:40:28.961077 2023-10-01T08:00:25.668992 text/html text/html 480124 2020-12-31T12:38:13 text/html 170632 2020-12-31T12:38:13 text/html application/zip 215771 2024-09-01T08:40:35.478095 application/epub+zip 220786 2024-09-01T08:40:30.456071 application/epub+zip 220786 2024-09-01T08:40:29.505080 application/epub+zip 396407 2024-09-01T08:40:39.773537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362161 2024-09-01T08:40:34.919076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362371 2022-09-01T09:45:17.348897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428958 428904 2024-09-01T08:40:28.087100 2023-10-01T08:00:24.896992 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 428729 2020-12-31T12:38:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164856 2020-12-31T12:38:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18137 2024-09-01T08:40:39.908564 application/rdf+xml 11808 2024-09-01T08:40:29.891076 image/jpeg 3169 2024-09-01T08:40:29.706124 image/jpeg 213114 2024-09-01T08:40:29.001091 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