Издательство: | Oxford University Press |
Дата выхода: | июль 2011 |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-955494-2 |
Объём: | 388 страниц |
In The Sea-Wolf, London`s most gripping novel, Humphrey Van Weyden is rescued from the freezing waters of San Francisco Bay by a demonic sea captain and introduced to fates far worse that death. Through this story London recalls his own adventures on a sealing vessel at the age of seventeen. John Sutherland`s notes include a history of pelagic seal hunting and an account of the many cinematic versions of this novel.