The People of the Abyss

[George Hutchinson]

POTA - Best book ever. End of discussion.

PHILIP

[c.d.]

And for those of you who are simply a fan of Jack London (as I am), a google search will bring up information on his controversial death. Some have suggested that it was a suicide. He was in extreme pain and an overdose of morphine, accidental or deliberate, may have contributed to his death.

c.d.

[ChrisGeorge]

Several writers have tried to capture the wretched living conditions that the desperately poor in the East End had to face during the late Victorian period. Perhaps none succeeded as well as the American writer, Jack London. His classic book “The People of the Abyss” along with its original photographs can now be viewed online. Here’s the website:

http://london.sonoma.edu/Writings/PeopleOfTheAbyss/

Enjoy...

Bulldog

Thanks for posting this URL, Bulldog. You are correct: anyone who wishes to fully understand the dreadful living conditions in the East End should read Jack London's classic exposé of those conditions in The People of the Abyss.

Chris

[Bulldog]

Several writers have tried to capture the wretched living conditions that the desperately poor in the East End had to face during the late Victorian period. Perhaps none succeeded as well as the American writer, Jack London. His classic book “The People of the Abyss” along with its original photographs can now be viewed online. Here’s the website:

http://london.sonoma.edu/Writings/PeopleOfTheAbyss/

Enjoy...

Bulldog