The Iron Heel is a dystopian novel by Jack London, written as the memoir of Avis Everhard. It depicts the rise of an oligarchic tyranny in the United States and the resistance against it. Its blend of social critique and suspense makes it a notable early dystopia.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
The Iron Heel by Jack London Contents FOREWORD I. MY EAGLE II. CHALLENGES III. JACKSON’S ARM IV. SLAVES OF THE MACHINE V. THE PHILOMATHS VI. ADUMBRATIONS VII. THE BISHOP’S VISION VIII. THE MACHINE BREAKERS IX. THE MATHEMATICS OF A DREAM X. THE VORTEX XI. THE GREAT ADVENTURE XII. THE BISHOP XIII. THE GENERAL STRIKE XIV. THE BEGINNING OF THE END
XV. LAST DAYS XVI. THE END XVII. THE SCARLET LIVERY XVIII. IN THE SHADOW OF SONOMA XIX. TRANSFORMATION XX. A LOST OLIGARCH XXI. THE ROARING ABYSMAL BEAST XXII. THE CHICAGO COMMUNE XXIII. THE PEOPLE OF THE ABYSS XXIV. NIGHTMARE XXV. THE TERRORISTS
“At first, this Earth, a stage so gloomed with woe You almost sicken at the shifting of the scenes. And yet be patient. Our Playwright may show In some fifth act what this Wild Drama means.”
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