South Sea Tales

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Most of the stories in this volume recall and shape the intense experiences of Jack London during his long journey through Polynesia from 1907 to 1909. While infused with a current of humor or fine irony, these South Sea Tales express the obsessions and convictions that dominated the restless author's life. The conflicts presented in these tales reveal that victory will never belong to morality, ethics, or ideals, but rather to primal forces, the blind impetus of nature, or the violence of men.