Welcome to Litsy!

My first London story and yes he can write; really damned well. Semi autobiographical tales from his youth when he road the rails as a Hobo, challenging the Shacks, wandering day to day across America and Canada. If you want to understand what the life of a rambler was like at the turn of the twentieth century this is a good starting point.

In 1894, Jack London shared his experience on some bulls/policemen. "I lost all interest in explanations. I didn't stop to pick up my precious, unread book. I turned and ran. I was pretty sick, but I ran. And ran I shall, to my dying day, whenever a bull begins to explain with a club."

"Go to the poor and learn, for the poor alone are charitable."

"A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.”

I really enjoyed reading this one. It‘s about being a tramp in the era of the depression. Jack London is such a good writer, the topic was quite fascinating. I‘d recommend this one.

I read this on @SerialReader. 18 issues. It was interesting. It's a memoir by author Jack London telling about his life as a hobo. I can't imagine anybody wanting to live like that! He stows away on trains, begs for food, runs from police, all just for the fun of it. The jargon got to be a bit much after a while. But it was an interesting #nonfiction read for #nonfictionnovember. ⭐⭐⭐