`No Mentor but Myself'
Subtitle: Jack London on Writing and WritersSecond Edition
Contributors: Dale Walker (Editor); Jeanne Reesman (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: December 20, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780804736367
Subjects: Other prose: from c 1900 -; Literary Criticism; American - General; Literature - Classics / Criticism; USA; Authorship; Essays; Literary Collections / American / General; 1876-1916; London, Jack,
First sentence: Here, on the eve of his first great triumphs-the Atlantic's publication of "An Odyssey of the North" (January, 1900) and Houghton Mifflin's publication of his first book, The Son of the Wolf (April, 1900)-Jack London sounds some familiar notes of advice to the aspiring writer: develop a philosophy of life, put a stamp of "self" on your work, have something to say, use your time wisely, learn how to read, how to absorb and discard.
Description: "Jack London, one of the most read and recognized figures in American literature, produced an immense body of work, including 22 novels, 200 short stories, memoirs, newspaper articles, book reviews, essays, and poems. A significant and revealing feature of London's literary life lies in his introspective observations on the craft of writing, brought together in this collection of essays, reviews, letters, and autobiographical writings."--BOOK JACKET.