Product Description
Written in 1915,
Michael, Brother of Jerry, is one of Jack London's "dog" novels and tells the story of a good-natured and very intelligent Irish Terrier named Michael and his many adventures and encounters with four-legged creatures and two-legged "gods" at sea and on land. In the book's preface, London makes a passionate plea for the prevention of cruelty to animals. Talking of the training of animals for performance, he says, "It was a body of cruelty so horrible that I am confident no normal person exists who, once aware of it, could ever enjoy looking on at any trained-animal turn."
About the Author
Jack London (1876-1916), an American novelist and short-story writer whose works deal romantically with elemental struggles for survival. At his peak, he was the highest paid and the most popular of all living writers. Because of early financial difficulties, he was largely self educated past grammar school.
London draws heavily on his life experiences in his writing. He spent time in the Klondike during the Gold Rush and at various times was an oyster pirate, a seaman, a sealer, and a hobo. His first work was published in 1898. From there he went on to write such American classics as Call of the Wild, Sea Wolf, and White Fang.
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