 First edition | |
| Author | Jack London |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Frederick C. Yohn |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1902 (J. B. Lippincott Company) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 334 pp |
| OCLC | 25651256 |
A Daughter of the Snows (1902) isJack London's first novel. Set in theYukon, it tells the story of Frona Welse, "aStanford graduate and physicalValkyrie"[1] who takes to the trail after upsetting her wealthy father's community by her forthright manner and befriending the town's prostitute. She is also torn between love for two suitors: Gregory St Vincent, a local man who turns out to be cowardly and treacherous; and Vance Corliss, aYale-trained mining engineer.[2]
The novel is noteworthy for its strong and self-reliant heroine, one of many who would people his fiction. Her name echoes that of his mother, Flora Wellman, though her inspiration has also been said to include London's friendAnna Strunsky.[1]
Modern commentators have criticized the novel for its approval of the main character's view thatAnglo-Saxons are racially superior.[3]
The novel was commissioned by publisherS. S. McClure, who provided London a $125 a month stipend to write it.[4]
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