Jack London - Revision history

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His books are among the most translated of any American author, with one massive printing of his novel selling out in hours in the Soviet Union.

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Biography

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At his peak he was the best-paid writer in the United States, but still struggled to cover his extravagant expenses.

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Works

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-'''Jack London''' (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was a famous American writer, journalist and novelist of the early 20th century.  At his peak he was the best-paid writer in the [[United States]], but still struggled to cover his extravagant expenses.  His books are among the most translated of any American author, with one massive printing of his novel selling out in hours in the [[Soviet Union]].
+'''Jack London''' (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was a famous American writer, journalist and novelist of the early 20th century.  At his peak he was the best-paid writer in the [[United States]], but still struggled to cover his extravagant expenses.  His books are among the most translated of any American author, with a massive printing of one of his novels selling out within hours in the [[Soviet Union]].
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-'''Jack London''' (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was a famous American writer, journalist and novelist of the early 20th century.  At his peak he was the best-paid writer in the [[United States]], but still struggled to cover his extravagant expenses.
+'''Jack London''' (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was a famous American writer, journalist and novelist of the early 20th century.  At his peak he was the best-paid writer in the [[United States]], but still struggled to cover his extravagant expenses.  His books are among the most translated of any American author, with one massive printing of his novel selling out in hours in the [[Soviet Union]].
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-Born John Griffith Chaney, he had a traumatic early life, and two troubled [[marriage]]s.  His [[death]], possibly due to [[suicide]], is shrouded in mystery. After engaging in "oyster pirating," becoming a tramp, and getting a grueling, low-paying job, he went to the [[University of California at Berkeley]] in 1896, only to stay a year and fail to graduate. He joined the Klondike [[Gold Rush]] in 1897, during which he developed Scurvy. However, some of his best known and most successful stories, such as the ''[[Call of the Wild]]'' and ''White Fang'', were based on his Gold Rush experiences.
+Born John Griffith Chaney, he had a traumatic early life, two troubled [[marriage]]s, and a death shrouded in mystery. After engaging in "oyster pirating," becoming a tramp, and getting a grueling, low-paying job, he went to the [[University of California at Berkeley]] in 1896, only to stay a year and fail to graduate. He joined the Klondike [[Gold Rush]] in 1897, during which he developed Scurvy. However, some of his best known and most successful stories, such as the ''[[Call of the Wild]]'' and ''White Fang'', were based on his Gold Rush experiences.
 London became a [[socialist]], and his ''political'' leanings are revealed in some of his writing, especially the less-known ''[[The Iron Heel]]'', an early pro-socialist [[dystopian]] [[novel]].  In 1905, he was among the founding members of the [[Intercollegiate Socialist Society]].

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-'''Jack London''' (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was a famous American writer, journalist and novelist of the early 20th century.
+'''Jack London''' (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was a famous American writer, journalist and novelist of the early 20th century.  At his peak he was the best-paid writer in the [[United States]], but still struggled to cover his extravagant expenses.
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 * [https://books.google.com/books?id=t5k_AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA3 Jack London: A Sketch of His Life and Work]
 * [https://books.google.com/books?id=fI82AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA25 The Book of Jack London, Volume 1], by his second wife Charmian Kittridge London'
-* [http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/l#a120 Jack London]
+* [https://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/l#a120 Jack London]
 * [https://librivox.org/author/143 Works by Jack London - text and free audio] - [[LibriVox]]

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 The cause of his death is unknown. In the past it was usually claimed to be suicide. However, there is no real proof of this, and it is based heavily on events in his [[fiction]]. In the present day, his death is usually credited to uremia, a type of blood-poisoning related to renal (kidney) failure.<ref>http://www.jacklondons.net/nosuicide.html</ref>
-Among his best-known works are the novels ''The Call of the Wild'', ''White Fang'', ''Martin Eden'', and ''The Iron Heel''. Also well known is his autobiographical work ''John Barleycorn''.
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 [[Image:Jack London.jpg|thumb|right|Jack London]]
-'''Jack London''' (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was a famous American writer, journalist and novelist of the early 20th century. He had a traumatic early life, two troubled [[marriage]]s, and a [[death]], possibly due to [[suicide]], shrouded in mystery. After engaging in "oyster pirating," becoming a tramp, and getting a grueling, low-paying job, he went to the [[University of California at Berkeley]] in 1896, only to stay a year and fail to graduate. He joined the Klondike [[Gold Rush]] in 1897, during which he developed Scurvy. However, some of his best known and most successful stories, such as the ''[[Call of the Wild]]'' and ''White Fang'', were based on his Gold Rush experiences.
+'''Jack London''' (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was a famous American writer, journalist and novelist of the early 20th century.
 London became a [[socialist]], and his ''political'' leanings are revealed in some of his writing, especially the less-known ''[[The Iron Heel]]'', an early pro-socialist [[dystopian]] [[novel]].  In 1905, he was among the founding members of the [[Intercollegiate Socialist Society]].
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