The Cruise of the Snark
The narrative follows a voyage on a schooner, the Snark, which sets sail from San Francisco to explore the Pacific Islands and gather scientific data. The crew consists of a diverse group of individuals with various skills and motivations. As they travel through the islands, they encounter diverse cultures, wildlife, and natural phenomena.
By Jack London · First published 1913 · Genre: Travel Literature, Adventure, Autobiography · 17 chapters · 91,294 words
First lines
It began in the swimming pool at Glen Ellen. Between swims it was our wont to come out and lie in the sand and let our skins breathe the warm air and soak in the sunshine. Roscoe was a yachtsman. I had followed the sea a bit. It was inevitable that we should talk about boats. We talked about small boats, and the seaworthiness of small boats. We instanced Captain Slocum and his three years' voyage around the world in the _Spray_.
We asserted that we were not afraid to go around the world in a small boat, say forty feet long. We asserted furthermore that we would like to do it. We asserted finally that there was nothing in this world we'd like better than a chance to do it.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Jack London
- Date: 1913 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Travel Literature, Adventure, Autobiography, Non-Fiction, Memoir
- Length: 91,294 words
- Structure: 17 chapters, 669 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Travel Literature — The book is a detailed account of a sailing voyage, focusing on the experiences and observations during the journey.
- Adventure — The narrative is centered around the adventurous aspects of a sea voyage, including challenges and exploration.
- Autobiography — The book includes personal reflections and insights from the author's own experiences during the voyage.
- Non-Fiction — The work is based on real events and factual accounts of the author's travels.
Tags
Adventure · Travelogue · Non-fiction · Autobiographical · Memoir · Exploration · Maritime · Sailing · Voyage · Journalism · Literary Nonfiction · Personal Narrative
Contents
- Foreword
- The Inconceivable and Monstrous
- Adventure
- Finding One's Way About
- The First Landfall
- A Royal Sport
- The Lepers of Molokai
- The House of the Sun
- A Pacific Traverse
- Typee
- The Nature Man
- The High Seat of Abundance
- The Stone-Fishing of Bora Bora
- The Amateur Navigator
- Cruising in the Solomons
- Bêche De Mer English
- The Amateur M. D