| Author |
London, Jack, 1876-1916 |
| Title |
Moon-Face, and Other Stories
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Contents |
Moon-face -- The leopard man's story -- Local color -- Amateur night -- The minions of Midas -- The shadow and the flash -- All Gold Canyon -- Planchette.
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| Credits |
Espen Ore, Steve Henshaw, Andrew Sly, and David Widger
Revised by Richard Tonsing.
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| Summary |
"Moon-Face, and Other Stories" by Jack London is a collection of short stories likely written during the early 20th century. The first story, "Moon-Face," delves into themes of jealousy and the dark urges of the human psyche, centering on a character named John Claverhouse, who is described as a jovial man with an annoying, infectious laugh that drives the narrator into a rage and eventually leads him to contemplate murder. The opening of the book introduces us to the narrator’s intense dislike for John Claverhouse, whose very existence seems to irk him. The narrator reveals a series of petty, spiteful actions meant to disrupt Claverhouse's happiness, culminating in darkly constructed plans to eliminate him. The story captures the narrator's internal turmoil as he becomes increasingly obsessed with Claverhouse’s optimism and laughter, which he finds intolerable. This introduction hints at a suspenseful narrative filled with psychological conflict, setting the tone for a gripping exploration of human emotions and moral ambiguity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Short stories
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| Subject |
United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
1089 |
| Release Date |
Nov 1, 1997 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Feb 9, 2022 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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