John Barleycorn (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781973737162)

First published in 1913, John Barleycorn is the first intelligent literary treatise on alcohol in American literature. London offers acute generalizations on Barleycorn together with a close narrative of his own drinking career, which was heroic in scale. It is, however, as an exercise in autobiography that his book principally attracts the modern reader. London's life was tragically short but packed with episode and adventure. In John Barleycorn he records his early hardships in Oakland, his experiences as oyster pirate, deep-sea sealer, hobo, Yukon goldminer, student, drop-out, and - ultimately - best-selling author. Long neglected by London partisans (who wish he had never written it) and used against him by critics who would see him as a self-confessed drunk, John Barleycorn deserves to be celebrated for what it is: a classic of American autobiography.

Author: Jack London
ISBN-10: 1973737167
ISBN-13: 9781973737162
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/19/2017
Pages: 230
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.48d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.2
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 58701 / John Barleycorn