Project Gutenberg 1995-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 196 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith John Barleycorn "John Barleycorn" by Jack London is an autobiographical narrative written during the early 20th century. The work pivots around London's complex relationship with alcohol, portraying its dual nature as both a source of camaraderie and destruction. Through personal anecdotes, London explores themes of addiction, societal norms surrounding drinking, and the bittersweet allure of intoxication, with himself as the primary character who grapples with his experiences. At the start of the memoir, the author recounts a reflective moment on election day, during which he votes on issues including woman suffrage and prohibition. Imbued with the effects of alcohol, he shares his philosophical musings with Charmian, expressing how alcohol, or John Barleycorn as he calls it, illuminates the harsh truths of life but simultaneously leads one toward despair. He narrates early encounters with alcohol, beginning from a childhood experience with beer to his teenage years spent amidst boisterous company, highlighting how societal acceptance of drinking shapes his life choices. Ultimately, the beginning sets the foundation for a deeper exploration of both the allure and dangers of alcohol as he navigates through various phases of his life, consistently returned to the grip of John Barleycorn. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en London, Jack, 1876-1916 Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography Alcoholics -- United States -- Biography Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- United States PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Browsing: Literature 414901 407895 2024-09-01T05:05:50.011233 2023-10-01T04:54:40.917341 text/html text/html 401103 2021-01-01T07:40:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 149902 2021-01-01T07:40:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 199203 2024-09-01T05:05:56.104099 application/epub+zip 206491 2024-09-01T05:05:51.481186 application/epub+zip 206490 2024-09-01T05:05:50.608108 application/epub+zip 363225 2024-09-01T05:05:59.826119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345628 2024-09-01T05:05:55.489089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344669 2022-09-01T05:20:12.780794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383345 383373 2024-09-01T05:05:49.392166 2023-10-01T04:54:40.390319 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 383252 2021-01-01T07:40:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147451 2021-01-01T07:40:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18907 2024-09-01T05:05:59.972070 application/rdf+xml 11934 2024-09-01T05:05:50.961203 image/jpeg 3282 2024-09-01T05:05:50.786068 image/jpeg 196697 2024-09-01T05:05:50.051133 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