Project Gutenberg 2008-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 243 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Before Adam John Hamm and David Widger "Before Adam" by Jack London is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of evolution and ancestral memory through the lens of a unique narrator who experiences vivid dreams of a prehistoric existence. The protagonist, referred to as Big-Tooth, recounts his childhood among primitive ancestors, facing fears and adventures that take place in the wild during the Mid-Pleistocene epoch. The opening of the novel introduces us to Big-Tooth, a child who grapples with nightmarish dreams filled with a profound sense of terror and longing for connection. He is different from his peers, as his dreams are populated by beings from a distant past, and he feels a strong disassociation between his waking life and his dream world. Through his memories, we meet other characters, such as his friend Lop-Ear and the ominous figure Red-Eye, whose violent presence contrasts with the camaraderie of the horde. Big-Tooth's narrative delves into his experiences of fear, discovery of nature, and the instinctual behaviors that define his existence, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the primitive struggles of humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fantasy fiction Prehistoric peoples -- Fiction Dreams -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 246685 246767 2024-09-01T05:04:35.082972 2023-10-01T04:53:37.122785 text/html text/html 248048 2021-03-31T17:16:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii 480869 2021-03-31T17:19:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 366927 2024-09-01T05:04:38.590509 application/epub+zip 367356 2024-09-01T05:04:35.632032 application/epub+zip 162980 2024-09-01T05:04:35.338960 application/epub+zip 432521 2024-09-01T05:04:41.219482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412124 2024-09-01T05:04:38.338462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208543 2022-09-01T05:18:29.006975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234710 234701 2024-09-01T05:04:34.831021 2023-10-01T04:53:36.889811 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 234652 2021-03-31T17:18:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 86890 2021-03-31T17:19:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18623 2024-09-01T05:04:41.359457 application/rdf+xml 21978 2024-09-01T05:04:35.439079 image/jpeg 2545 2024-09-01T05:04:35.388954 image/jpeg 481053 2024-09-01T05:04:35.110015 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