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    The Road
    The Road
    The Road
    Audiobook5 hours

    The Road

    Written by Jack London

    Narrated by Seth Thompson

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    Experience thetrials andhardships of a beloved writer’s lifein this InAudio production of Jack London’s memoir, The Road. Jack London isprimarilyknown for his novels and short stories that center the natural world. The Roadis a more personal storyand takes readers through London’s experiences in povertyin the late 1800s, which was the time of the largest economic depression in the United States to that day. Londonwrites about his experiences begging, sneaking onto trains, taking on many odd jobs, and evading the police who are out to arrest any vagrants. He also details his experience of eventually being arrested and subject to the horrors of a penitentiary, a sobering 30 days that would serve as the turning point forhis life and lead to him seeking education and becoming a writer.The Roadis an impactful and intriguing memoir that gives readers an appreciation for humanity of the poor, and a new understanding for the difficulties of those who suffer the most during times of national economic crisis
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSpotify Audiobooks
    Release dateFeb 20, 2020
    ISBN9781094244730
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    Jack London

    Jack London was born in San Francisco on January 12th 1876, the unwanted child of a spiritualist mother and astrologer father. He was raised by Virginia Prentiss, a former slave, before rejoining his mother and her new husband, John London. Largely self-educated, the teenage Jack made money stealing oysters and working on a schooner before briefly studying at the University of Berkeley in 1896. He left to join the Klondike Gold Rush a year later, a phenomenon that would go on to form the background of his literary masterpieces, The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906). Alongside his novel writing London dabbled in war reportage, agriculture and politics. He was married twice and had two daughters from his first marriage. London died in 1916 from complications of numerous chronic illnesses.

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    • 4/5
      Book: 10/10. From experience, I can say that Sailor Jack’s words are true to form.

      Narration: 6/10. It could have been an AI text to speech function for all the life he gave to this historical tome of precarious and high speed adventure.

      Still, it’s a better narration than any of the other audiobooks of this title. If you have a choice, opt to read it. If not, don’t let the narration hamper your interest towards a fact-filled gem about a hobo’s life in 19th century USA.

      Long live the captain!