Overview

When the ferry the intellectual Humphrey van Weyden is aboard sinks off of the San Francisco Bay, he drifts in the ocean until a seal-hunting schooner, under the command of hardened sailor Wolf Larsen, rescues him. Wolf Larsen is an incredibly strong brute and a hedonist who sees no value in life but is also educated— he likes that Humphrey (or “Hump”) is someone he can have meaningful conversations with, and decides to let him stay. This rescue comes with a catch, however— the boat is not returning to port soon. If van Weyden wants to stay onboard he must become a cabin boy and do chores on the ship, while he avoids angering the murderous crew. Furthermore, if he’s going to survive this trip, van Weyden must keep the crew from killing their captain, and the captain from tossing him overboard.

Full Product Details

9781597074018

Table of Contents

Reviews

Children are more ruthless about what they consider entertaining. They don't love books because they think they should. They love stories that deliver, and Classics Illustrated always had the goods. Looks like it still does. -- NEWSWEEK<p> Congress should create an amendment that demands every single school in America place Classics Illustrated in their curriculum. -- DIAMOND GALLERIES SCOOP<p> For those who may have grown up with the original Classics Illustrated, Papercutz's decision to resurrect the series will be welcome news. -- OMNIVORACIOUS<p> The remarkably detailed color illustrations open passages that words alone cannot convey. Recommended. -- LIBRARY MEDIA CONNECTION

Children are more ruthless about what they consider entertaining. They don't love books because they think they should. They love stories that deliver, and Classics Illustrated always had the goods. Looks like it still does. -- NEWSWEEK Congress should create an amendment that demands every single school in America place Classics Illustrated in their curriculum. -- DIAMOND GALLERIES SCOOP For those who may have grown up with the original Classics Illustrated, Papercutz's decision to resurrect the series will be welcome news. -- OMNIVORACIOUS The remarkably detailed color illustrations open passages that words alone cannot convey. Recommended. -- LIBRARY MEDIA CONNECTION

Children are more ruthless about what they consider entertaining. They don't love books because they think they should. They love stories that deliver, and Classics Illustrated always had the goods. Looks like it still does. <i>NEWSWEEK</i></p> Congress should create an amendment that demands every single school in America place Classics Illustrated in their curriculum. <i>DIAMOND GALLERIES SCOOP</i></p> For those who may have grown up with the original Classics Illustrated, Papercutz's decision to resurrect the series will be welcome news. <i>OMNIVORACIOUS</i></p> The remarkably detailed color illustrations open passages that words alone cannot convey. Recommended. <i>LIBRARY MEDIA CONNECTION</i></p>

Author Information

"JACK LONDON was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He is best remembered as the author of The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush. He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as ""The Pearls of Parlay"" and ""The Heathen,"" and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf. London was a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers and wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction expose The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes. London died in 1916 on his ranch in California. With his dynamic graphics, RIFF REB'S has established himself as one of the founding fathers of a new school of comics artists. In 1984, he founded the Asylum studios, where he was soon joined by fellow artists like Edith, Kisler, Cromwell, Ralph, Gonnort, Joe Ruffner and Karim to work on animated series and graphic novels. Most recently, he has adapted Pierre Mac Orlan's satirical pirate book 'A bord de l'Etoile Matutine' for Soleil and further stories from the sea in his series 'Le Loup des Mers.' """

Tab Content 6

Countries Available