Project Gutenberg 2015-03-23 Public domain in the USA. 49 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Kupiainen, Alpo 1888 1937 Marcus O'Brienin kohtalo Marcus O'Brienin kohtalo -- Merkki -- Tulenteko -- Vanhain miesten liitto. E-text prepared by Helvi Ollikainen and Tapio Riikonen "Marcus O'Brienin kohtalo" by Jack London is a fictional narrative likely crafted in the late 19th century. The story centers around Marcus O'Brien, a judge in a harsh northern environment, who grapples with the consequences of law and morality in a lawless society. This tale explores themes of justice, survival, and the human condition against the backdrop of the Yukon wilderness and the world of gold mining. The opening of the book introduces the tense atmosphere in a makeshift courtroom where Marcus O'Brien presides over a case involving Arizona Jack, who is being sentenced for murder. O'Brien's judgment reflects the brutal laws of the area and the dire circumstances faced by its inhabitants. As tensions rise between the characters, we see glimpses of the rugged life in Red Cow, a gold rush town defined by individualism and a lack of formal law, as well as the precarious balance of justice being meted out by O'Brien. This portion sets the stage for a compelling exploration of moral dilemmas and the harsh realities of life in the Yukon. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Fiction Western stories Adventure stories, American PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 167366 167278 2024-09-20T09:33:17.285154 2023-09-21T06:18:26.633542 text/html text/html 167359 167271 2024-09-20T09:33:17.524146 2023-09-21T06:18:26.781543 text/html text/html 138405 2024-09-20T09:33:23.701123 application/epub+zip 139182 2024-09-20T09:33:20.785114 application/epub+zip 129690 2024-09-20T09:33:19.603133 application/epub+zip 277248 2024-09-20T09:33:25.935080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265662 2024-09-20T09:33:22.998158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218396 2022-09-22T05:17:07.248610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154384 154347 2024-09-20T09:33:16.996166 2023-09-21T06:18:26.443531 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 148178 2015-03-23T12:23:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58975 2015-03-23T12:23:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18722 2024-09-20T09:33:26.083080 application/rdf+xml 14839 2024-09-20T09:33:20.144127 image/jpeg 4117 2024-09-20T09:33:19.874133 image/jpeg 137767 2024-09-20T09:33:17.540149 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 fi.wikipedia