
Through the South Seas with Jack London
By Martin JohnsonLength10h 11m
About this audiobook
At the peak of his writing career in 1906, after having written much of his most outstanding work, Jack London decided - very much encouraged by his wife Charmian London - to build the sturdy little 45-foot (13.7 meters) two-masted schooner The Snark and to embark with his small crew of 6, including himself and Charmian, on a trip around the world that was intended to last a full seven years. One of the best-known writers in the world by this time, he had made it known through newspaper interviews that he was looking for volunteers to join the crew, and this account of the very adventurous - and dangerous - voyage of the small yacht to Hawai and then throughout the south Pacific on an extensive visit of the myriad South Sea islands was written by a young 20-year-old who had successfully applied for the job as cook. Martin Johnson was also a keen photographer and his lively account of that fascinating expedition contained many extraordinary photos of a bygone world of remote aboriginal peoples that have practically disappeared from the face of the earth since.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length10 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 24, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1ILLUSTRATIONS
9CHAPTER VII IN THE MARQUESAS
2INTRODUCTION
10CHAPTER VIII THE SOCIETY ISLANDS
3CHAPTER I ON THE TRAIL OF ADVENTURE
11CHAPTER IX SOME SOUTH SEA ROYALTY
4CHAPTER II THE BUILDING OF THE "SNARK"
12CHAPTER X THE SAMOAN GROUP
5CHAPTER III ON THE HIGH SEAS
13CHAPTER XI LOST IN THE FIJI ISLANDS
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6CHAPTER IV A PACIFIC PARADISE
14CHAPTER XII SOUTH SEA CANNIBALS
7CHAPTER V MOLOKAI, THE LEPER ISLAND
15CHAPTER XIII OCEANIC CRUISING
8CHAPTER VI THE LONG TRAVERSE
16CHAPTER XIV THE END OF THE VOYAGE