Revolution, and other Essays

Jack London (1876 - 1916)

A collection of 13 essays written between 1900 and 1908, published in 1910. The lead essay, "Revolution", outlines how and why London renounced capitalism as a failed social system and declared himself an active participant in the "socialist revolution", the last essay is an autobiographical piece, and the essays in between are on diverse subjects. A few of the “essays” are actually humorous short fiction stories; others are serious, sometimes angry rants against capitalistic greed and political corruption. All of the pieces are thought-provoking and excellently written, though only loosely intellectual, highly opinionated, and rife with contradiction, as was London himself. -- Summary by Michele Fry

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works, Political Science

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Revolution Michele Fry
00:49:59
Play 02 The Somnambulists Ignare
00:15:42
Play 03 The Dignity of Dollars Ignare
00:16:18
Play 04 Goliah, Part I Jeremy Robertson
00:25:07
Play 05 Goliah, Part II Jeremy Robertson
00:23:08
Play 06 The Golden Poppy KHand
00:21:56
Play 07 The Shrinkage of the Planet Steve C
00:27:28
Play 08 The House Beautiful Lucretia B.
00:29:54
Play 09 The Gold Hunters of the North Phil Schempf
00:29:55
Play 10 Fomá Gordyéeff Ignare
00:11:44
Play 11 These Bones shall Rise Again Greg Giordano
00:21:05
Play 12 The Other Animals DJRickyV
00:46:06
Play 13 The Yellow Peril Sean Grabosky
00:26:07
Play 14 What Life Means to Me Michele Fry
00:22:56