Project Gutenberg 2000-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 546 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Lost Face [S.l.] : $b Mills and Boon, $c 1919 Lost face -- Trust -- To build a fire -- That spot -- Flush of gold -- The passing of Marcus O'Brien -- The wit of Porportuk. Transcribed from the 1919 Mills and Boon edition by David Price "Lost Face" by Jack London is a collection of short stories first published in the late 19th century. The title story follows Subienkow, a Polish revolutionary, who faces brutal torture after being captured by indigenous tribesmen in Russian America. As he awaits his grim fate, he reflects on his life's journey and the savagery that has defined it. The opening of "Lost Face" introduces Subienkow, tied up and awaiting torture while observing a giant Cossack, Big Ivan, who is undergoing his own suffering. Subienkow shudders at the thought of begging for mercy, reflecting on his sensitive nature and artistic soul in stark contrast to the harsh realities of his life and his companions' brutal fates. As the narrative unfolds, he devises a desperate plan to save himself by claiming knowledge of a magical medicine that will protect him from harm, leveraging this ruse as he negotiates his survival with his captors. The tension builds around his precarious position, foreshadowing the moral dilemmas he faces in the savage world surrounding him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Western stories American fiction -- 20th century Adventure stories, American PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 267849 267758 2024-09-01T13:14:09.262230 2023-10-02T03:34:45.406126 text/html text/html 274722 2016-02-19T12:19:10 text/html 96835 2016-02-19T12:19:26 text/html application/zip 138281 2024-09-01T13:14:13.995175 application/epub+zip 140454 2024-09-01T13:14:10.604186 application/epub+zip 140454 2024-09-01T13:14:09.782206 application/epub+zip 240795 2024-09-01T13:14:16.669178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223615 2024-09-01T13:14:13.484186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223646 2022-09-02T04:03:07.524449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249571 249523 2024-09-01T13:14:08.825229 2023-10-02T03:34:45.018146 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 252658 2016-02-19T12:19:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 93952 2016-02-19T12:19:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 249332 2016-02-19T12:19:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93474 2016-02-19T12:19:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21044 2024-09-01T13:14:16.806158 application/rdf+xml 9817 2024-09-01T13:14:10.145187 image/jpeg 2817 2024-09-01T13:14:09.957189 image/jpeg 135963 2024-09-01T13:14:09.287202 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