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"John Barleycorn" by Jack London is an autobiographical novel published in 1913. London chronicles his complex relationship with alcohol across different stages of his life, from his youth as a sailor to his success as a writer. The work explores themes of masculinity and male friendship while serving as both a meditation on alcohol's social role and a cautionary tale about addiction. London presents drinking's contradictory effects—claiming it aided his development as a man and writer, while acknowledging its destructive power and ultimate nihilism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) ... Read more Show less

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Author	London, Jack, 1876-1916
Title	John Barleycorn
Note	Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barleycorn_(novel)
Reading Level	Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language	English
LoC Class	PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject	London, Jack, 1876-1916
Subject	Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
Subject	Alcoholics -- United States -- Biography
Subject	Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- United States
Category	Text
eBook-No.	318
ISBN (HTML)	979-8-238-00318-4
Release Date	Aug 1, 1995
Last Update	Jan 1, 2021
Copyright	Public domain in the USA.
Downloads	1673 downloads in the last 30 days.

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