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The Star Rover (Annotated - Includes Essay and Biography)

by Jack London
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Overview

Published in 1915, this collection of short stories revolves around the concept of reincarnation.  Darrell Standing, a murderer serving life imprisonment in San Quentin, is routinely tortured by means of a straightjacket; the agony transports him into an altered state in which he traverses interstellar space and experiences a series of past lives.

Synopsis

Published in 1915, this collection of short stories revolves around the concept of reincarnation. Darrell Standing, a murderer serving life imprisonment in San Quentin, is routinely tortured by means of a straightjacket; the agony transports him into an altered state in which he traverses interstellar space and experiences a series of past lives.

About the Author, Jack London

Jack London (1876-1916) was born in San Francisco, the illegitimate son of a music teacher whose lover spurned her after she refused an abortion. His writings dealt with his social activism and care for the worker. Largely self-educated, London became a sailor, a hobo, a gold miner, and a socialistβ€”all of which would find their way into his fiction.

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Book Details

Published
February 15, 2011
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pages
329
ISBN
9781411438675

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