The Sea Wolf

Name: The Sea Wolf
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Jack London
ISBN: 9781423311621

Author: Jack London

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 10 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 06/25/2006

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

“The danger lay in the heavy fog which blanketed the bay, and of which, as a landsman, I had little apprehension.”This is the first line in this tale of a man uprooted and thrust into the unfamiliar and dangerous world of the sealing sailor. Humphrey Van Weyden, a San Francisco sophisticate and an intellectual, finds himself the captive voyager aboard The Ghost, captained by the brutal and barbaric Wolf Larsen. Van Weyden’s rights disappear as the coast of California vanishes over the horizon.Almost immediately, the slave plots his freedom—and Van Weyden must confront the weakness in his soul, mind, and body.Generations have been spellbound by this harrowing story of danger on the sea, psychological confrontation, and the dual nature of humankind.This novel is part of Brilliance Audio’s extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.

About Jack London

Jack London (1876-1916) was an American writer who produced two hundred short stories, more than four hundred nonfiction pieces, twenty novels, and three full-length plays in less than two decades. His best-known works include The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf, and White Fang.

Reviews

Goodreads review by brian on April 23, 2021

the biggest boldest pieceofshit pulpedout ridiculous shitshow of a novel I've come across. ever. i love it. here’s the deal: an effete bookworm gets on a boat that crashes just off the san fransiscan coast and is scooped out of the water and brought onto the seal-hunting Ghost, headed to Japan, and......more

Goodreads review by Henry on June 24, 2024

Millionaire Humphrey van Weyden a bookish gentleman, (who reads anymore) was coming back from visiting a close friend in the East Bay shore. Crossing the waters to San Francisco , again, his ferry boat collides in the thick fog with a steamer. Quickly sinking her, the dilettante can't swim good thin......more

Goodreads review by A.E. on November 02, 2022

Fantastic book and very engaging, but Ambrose Bierce was right about the tacked on love story later in the text.......more

Goodreads review by Jay on July 27, 2018

This terrific tale of the sea is character driven. Also, a study of human nature. Life, death, courage, hope for survival, immortality and love. A really good, but under-rated read.......more