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Human Drift

Human Drift

Von: Jack London
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The Human Drift is a posthumous collection of famous author Jack London's miscellaneous writings, including multiple essays of one of his favorite subjects, sea travel. The centerpiece of the collection is the title essay, London's rumination on human history and existence, and is a broadly sweeping and intelligent piece of writing that showcases London's acute and observant thoughts on evolution and man's place in the universe. The collection also includes two one-act plays written by London that have been previously dramatized and cataloged in the One Act Play Collection 018. (Summary by Ben Tucker)Copyright Essays Genre Kunst Wissenschaft
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