A son of the sun : the adventures of Captain David Grief
(2018)

Fiction

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Otbebookpublishing, 2018
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9783962727437 (electronic bk.) MWT12268480, 3962727434 (electronic bk.) 12268480
LANGUAGE
English
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"A Son of the Sun" is a 1912 novel by Jack London. It is set in the South Pacific at the beginning of the 20th century and consists of eight separate stories. David Grief is a forty-year-old English adventurer who came to the South seas years ago and became rich. As a businessman he owns offices in Sydney, but he is rarely there. Since his wealth spreads over a lot of islands, Grief has some adventures while going among these islands. London depicts the striking panorama of the South seas with adventurers, scoundrels, swindlers, pirates, and cannibals

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