The Mutiny of the Elsinore - Jack London - Book 14, Part 1

Title: The Mutiny of the Elsinore

Overview: The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a novel by the American writer Jack London first published in 1914. The novel is partially based on London's voyage around Cape Horn on the Dirigo in 1912. The character "De Casseres", who espouses nihilistic viewpoints similar to the ideas of French philosopher Jules de Gaultier, is based on London's real-life friend and journalist Benjamin De Casseres. This is the story of a voyage of a sailing ship from Baltimore to Seattle, east-to-west around Cape Horn in the winter. It is set in 1913 and the glory days of “wooden ships and iron men” are long over. The Elsinore is a four-masted iron sailing vessel carrying a cargo of 5000 tons of coal. She has a “bughouse” crew of misfits and incompetents. This book was published in 1915 and some actions of some of the characters seem odd to us today. There is romance, but it is strangely platonic. Two important characters disappear with no real explanation. The disparity between the officers on the one hand and the fo’c’sle on the other is striking (literally). Some people will be offended by the bigotry. The “men against the sea” descriptions -and the weather descriptions- are among Jack London’s finest. In my opinion, he is right up there with Joseph Conrad and Joshua Slocum in this effort. We also have a mutiny, complete with shootings and deliberate starvation with chapter 38 particularly exciting.

Published: 1914

Series: Novels #17

Author: Jack London

Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Nautical & Marine Fiction, Romance

Episode: The Mutiny of the Elsinore - Jack London - Book 14, Part 1

Part: 1 of 3

Length Part: 4:01:26

Book: 14

Length Book: 12:29:39

Episodes: 1 - 17 of 50

Narrator: Tom Crawford

Memoriam: Gregg Margarite (1957 - 2012)

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: determination, persistence, man versus nature, battle, morality play, perception, discovery, travels, adventure, family, jacklondon

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