Books with title The Voyage of the Sea Wolf

A gripping psychological thriller by the famous author of The Call of the Wild and White Fang. It tells the harrowing tale of an intellectual, Humphrey van Weyden, who is unexpectedly plunged into a gritty world of violence and terror world after being rescued from a shipwreck by the demonic captain Wolf Larsen and his vessel, the Ghost. Loosely based on a real sea captain and characters the author met in the San Francisco area, The Sea Wolf explores all many dark aspects of the human psyche while weaving a dramatic story which never lets up. A classic of English literature which is guaranteed to keep the reader turning the pages as the characters slip from madness to insanity and back again. This is quite possibly Jack London's most engrossing work ever. Now with a new introduction by Sam Furlong.

“The danger lay in the heavy fog which blanketed the bay, and of which, as a landsman, I had little apprehension.”This is the first line in this tale of a man uprooted and thrust into the unfamiliar and dangerous world of the sealing sailor. Humphrey Van Weyden, a San Francisco sophisticate and an intellectual, finds himself the captive voyager aboard The Ghost, captained by the brutal and barbaric Wolf Larsen. Van Weyden’s rights disappear as the coast of California vanishes over the horizon.Almost immediately, the slave plots his freedom—and Van Weyden must confront the weakness in his soul, mind, and body.Generations have been spellbound by this harrowing story of danger on the sea, psychological confrontation, and the dual nature of humankind.This novel is part of Brilliance Audio’s extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.

The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London. The book's protagonist, Humphrey van Weyden, is a literary critic who is a survivor of an ocean collision and who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him. Its first printing of forty thousand copies was immediately sold out before publication on the strength of London's previous The Call of the Wild. Ambrose Bierce wrote, "The great thing—and it is among the greatest of things—is that tremendous creation, Wolf Larsen... the hewing out and setting up of such a figure is enough for a man to do in one lifetime... The love element, with its absurd suppressions, and impossible proprieties, is awful."

A gripping psychological thriller by the famous author of The Call of the Wild and White Fang. It tells the harrowing tale of an intellectual, Humphrey van Weyden, who is unexpectedly plunged into a gritty world of violence and terror world after being rescued from a shipwreck by the demonic captain Wolf Larsen and his vessel, the Ghost. Loosely based on a real sea captain and characters the author met in the San Francisco area, The Sea Wolfexplores all many dark aspects of the human psyche while weaving a dramatic story which never lets up. A classic of English literature which is guaranteed to keep the reader turning the pages as the characters slip from madness to insanity and back again. This is quite possibly Jack London's most engrossing work ever. Now with a new introduction by Sam Furlong.

he Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London. The book's protagonist, Humphrey van Weyden, is a literary critic who is a survivor of an ocean collision and who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him. Its first printing of forty thousand copies was immediately sold out before publication on the strength of London's previous The Call of the Wild.[1] Ambrose Bierce wrote, "The great thing-and it is among the greatest of things-is that tremendous creation, Wolf Larsen... the hewing out and setting up of such a figure is enough for a man to do in one lifetime... The love element, with its absurd suppressions, and impossible proprieties, is awful."

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title―offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of The Sea-Wolf includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by the Publisher.Shipwrecked during a weekend pleasure cruise, gentleman scholar Humphrey Van Weyden thinks his mysterious rescuers have saved his life.he's wrong.Van Weyden's trapped abroad the Ghost--a seal-hunting schooner crewed by the most desperate, brutal outcasts of the Pacific. Ghost's evil captain, Wolf Larsen--The Sea-Wolf--is murderous tyrant who uses his superhuman strength to torture and destroy, his brilliant mind to invent sick games, and his relentless will to control his mutinous crew.Each new day bring Van Weyden pain he'd never imagined. Escape is impossible. On deck flooded with the blood of the seal slaughter, he must battle a savage genius not just for his life--but for the last tattered shreds of his own soul.