Jack wrote this book after passing as an American sailor stranded in London in 1902. He had been sleeping in flop houses living among the desitute. A classic novel of the people who live in the abyss of poverty. This book is the best selling novel of the 7 books by Jack London sold by this publisher in 8 years(Synergy International now called Frederick Ellis). "Martin Eden" is 2nd, "War of The Classes" is 3rd and "The Iron Heel" is 4th. Many people in the UK purchase this book for a look into the poverty at the turn of the 20th Century as seen by the famous American socialist - Jack London. The overall best seller of the 51 titles of Frederick Ellis is "Das Kapital" by Karl Marx. See 'OTHER BOOKS BY SYNERGY INTERNATIONAL' to order books direct at 35% off. A Collector's Edition.