
The People of the Abyss
by Jack London
1903 · adult
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Set in 1 place · 1 primarySense of Place
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Description · Open Library (CC0)
Book of Jack London about life in the East End of London in 1902. He wrote the experiences of living in the East End for months, staying in workhouses or sleeping on the streets. The conditions he experienced and wrote would be the same as would have supported an estimated 500,000 poor in London at the time.
Set in
- ★East End of London · United Kingdom★ primary
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