John Barleycorn (Annotated)

By: London, Jack

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-John Barleycorn by Jack London.John Barleycorn is an autobiographical novel by Jack London that deals with his enjoyment of drinking and the struggles against alcoholism. It was published in 1913. The title is taken from the British folk song "John Barleycorn". The themes of the novel include masculinity and masculine friendship. London looks at various experiences in life she has had with alcohol, and at very different stages in her life. The key stages are his late teens when he made money as a sailor and later in life when he was a wealthy and successful writer. Alcohol plays an important role in facilitating the topics mentioned above. The book is about the social facilitation of alcohol, but it is also a warning story about the addictive powers of alcohol and its harmful effects on health.London describes the effects of alcohol along optimistic and pessimistic lines, insisting on some points that helped him in his development process to become a man, since he understood the idea and the writer, and on other points that limited the development of a healthy life. path. It remains an important and enduring milestone in his authoring career and for many of the writers of his period, as well as the milestone of many of the social historians of his period.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B087L31G9B
• ISBN13: 9798639766954
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 10.0"