Smoke Bellew by Jack London
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/1596.html.images | 285 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/1596.epub3.images | 148 kB |
Send
to kindle email: |
|||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/1596.epub.noimages | 151 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/1596.kf8.images | 267 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/1596.kindle.images | 246 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/1596.txt.utf-8 | 251 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1596/pg1596-h.zip | 148 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
About this eBook
| Author | London, Jack, 1876-1916 |
|---|---|
| Title | Smoke Bellew |
| Note | See also #5737 . |
| Contents | The taste of the meat -- The meat -- The stampede to Squaw Creek -- Shorty dreams -- The man on the other bank -- The race for number one. |
| Credits | Produced by Les Bowler |
| Summary | "Smoke Bellew" by Jack London is a novel written in the late 19th century that encapsulates the spirit of adventure during the Klondike Gold Rush. The story follows the protagonist, Christopher Bellew—known as Kit and eventually as Smoke—as he embarks on a transformative journey from a comfortable life in San Francisco to the harsh realities of the Alaskan wilderness. Driven by a sense of duty and a yearning for authenticity, Smoke ventures to the Klondike, where he encounters challenges that strip him of his previous comforts and force him to embrace a rugged, self-reliant lifestyle. The opening of the book introduces Smoke Bellew as a character marked by his evolution, from a privileged, somewhat effete artist to a man forged in the fires of hardship. Initially, he is ensnared in the demands of editing a struggling magazine under the coercive guidance of his friend O'Hara. After a brutal conversation with his iron-willed uncle, he decides to join his family on a trek into the Klondike, where he soon lands on Dyea Beach amidst the chaos of the gold rush. Through struggles with labor and natural elements, we begin to see Smoke's realization of his own strength and resilience; the narrative hints at his transformation into a more capable and hardened individual as he attempts to adapt to the adversities surrounding him. Overall, this introduction sets the stage for an engaging tale that explores themes of personal growth, adventure, and survival against the backdrop of a historical gold rush. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Western stories |
| Subject | Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1596 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 1999 |
| Most Recently Updated | May 29, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 42 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
