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"Revolution and Other Essays" by Jack London is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century that explores themes of socialism, class struggle, and the human condition. The opening essay, "Revolution," discusses the burgeoning global revolution of the working class, emphasizing the solidarity among millions of socialists united under a common cause to overthrow existing power structures and capitalist societies. The beginning of the book introduces readers to the concept of a world revolution, where millions of "comrades" across various nations rally together, united against their oppressors. London contrasts the burgeoning working-class movement with the historical revolutions, proclaiming this one as unique and powerful. He lays out the shared sentiments among socialists, illustrating their resolve against bourgeois ideals and their desire for a society where the working class takes the reins of power. The essay sets a tone of urgency and necessity, framing this collective uprising as not just inevitable, but as a fight for justice and humanity amidst oppression and exploitation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) ... Read more Show less

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Author	London, Jack, 1876-1916
Title	Revolution, and Other Essays
Note	Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_and_Other_Essays
Contents	Revolution -- The somnambulists -- The dignity of dollars -- Goliah -- The golden poppy -- The shrinkage of the planet -- The house beautiful -- The gold hunters of the North -- Fomá Gordyéeff -- These bones shall rise again -- The others animals -- The yellow peril -- What life means to me.
Credits	Transcribed from the 1910 Mills and Boon edition by David Price
Reading Level	Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language	English
LoC Class	PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject	American essays
Category	Text
eBook-No.	4953
ISBN (HTML)	979-8-238-04953-3
Release Date	Jan 1, 2004
Last Update	Jul 11, 2007
Copyright	Public domain in the USA.
Downloads	799 downloads in the last 30 days.

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