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Martin Eden — Jack London

Martin Eden

Jack London

  • Novel
  • Book language: English
  • 359 pages

Martin Eden is a novel by Jack London about a young sailor who educates himself to become a writer and win the love of a middle-class woman. The book explores ambition, social class, and the costs of success. It is a semi-autobiographical work that reflects London's own experiences.

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Opening of the book

Martin Eden
by Jack London
Contents
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.

CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
CHAPTER XL.
CHAPTER XLI.
CHAPTER XLII.
CHAPTER XLIII.
CHAPTER XLIV.
CHAPTER XLV.
CHAPTER XLVI.

“Let me live out my years in heat of blood!
Let me lie drunken with the dreamer’s wine!
Let me not see this soul-house built of mud
Go toppling to the dust a vacant shrine!”

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Contents

  1. Martin Eden
  2. Contents
  3. CHAPTER I.
  4. CHAPTER II.
  5. CHAPTER III.
  6. CHAPTER IV.
  7. CHAPTER V.
  8. CHAPTER VI.
  9. CHAPTER VII.
  10. CHAPTER VIII.
  11. CHAPTER IX.
  12. CHAPTER X.
  13. CHAPTER XI.
  14. CHAPTER XII.
  15. CHAPTER XIII.
  16. CHAPTER XIV.
  17. CHAPTER XV.
  18. CHAPTER XVI.
  19. CHAPTER XVII.
  20. CHAPTER XVIII.
  21. CHAPTER XIX.
  22. CHAPTER XX.
  23. CHAPTER XXI.
  24. CHAPTER XXII.
  25. CHAPTER XXIII.
  26. CHAPTER XXIV.
  27. CHAPTER XXV.
  28. CHAPTER XXVI.
  29. CHAPTER XXVII.
  30. CHAPTER XXVIII.

and 19 more chapters

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