The Mutiny of the Elsinore: 100th Anniversary Collection

This edition is part of the 100th Anniversary Collection honoring the 100th anniversary of Jack London's death in 1916. In his short 20-year career, he produced more than 50 books. The text and illustrations in this collection are taken from his early publications and the covers are replicas of the first edition covers. Fonts common 100 years ago are used--Century for the text and Bembo on the cover. The book's original format is matched as much as possible.The crew of the Elsinore mutiny after the death of their captain. Taking advantage of his own sailing experiences, London portrays the conflict between the two sides of the crew, each side backing one of the ship's mates. He includes some strong philosophic viewpoints and a bit of romance to create an engaging tale. The book was even made into three movies.