The Red One by Jack London
"The Red One" by Jack London is a short story first published in 1918. Deep in the jungles of Guadalcanal, scientist Bassett discovers something extraordinary: a giant red sphere of apparent extraterrestrial origin, worshipped as a god by headhunting natives who make human sacrifices to it. As Bassett becomes increasingly obsessed with unlocking the mystery of the Red One, he finds himself drawn deeper into its power and the darkness of thejungle itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | London, Jack, 1876-1916 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Red One |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_One |
| Contents | The red one -- The hussy -- Like Argus of the ancient times -- The princess. |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1919 Mills and Boon edition by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Adventure stories, American |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 788 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 1997 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 7, 2017 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 588 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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