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LONDON JACK: (1876-1916) American novelist, a pioneer of commercial fiction whose works included The
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LONDON JACK: (1876-1916) American novelist, a pioneer of commercial fiction whose works included The
‘…. I have been so disgusted with illustrations
that I have never bothered with them….’
LONDON JACK: (1876-1916) American novelist, a pioneer of commercial fiction whose works included The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush. An interesting A.L.S., Jack London, two pages, oblong 8vo, Oakland, California, 10th November 1904, to [Laura Adams] Armer. London informs his correspondent that since his return from the Far East 'I have written only two short stories, & both are off and away. Just now I am writing a play, & do not know when I shall tackle any more short stories', continuing to remark 'Also, I have been so disgusted with illustrations that I have never bothered with them, leaving the whole thing to the magazine & book publishers'. In concluding London enquires after his correspondent's husband, 'My kindest remembrances to Sidney, & how does he like the vote we polled? Also, when is he coming back to the Ruskin?'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by London (stamp torn away and some paper loss). Some light creasing and a few neat splits to the folds of the second page, repaired to the verso. About VG
Laura Adams Armer (1874-1963) American artist, writer and an early photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sidney Armer (1871-1962) American artist who illustrated his wife's works and also became a specialist in watercolours of California's plants and flowers.
In early 1904 London had accepted an assignment to cover the Russo-Japanese War for William Randolph Hearst's San Francisco Examiner. The author was arrested several times by the Japanese authorities, on one occasion for straying too close to the border with Manchuria without official permission. London sought Hearst's authorisation to transfer to the Imperial Russian Army, where he felt that restrictions on his reporting and his movements would be less severe. However, before this could be arranged, London was arrested for a third time in four months. Released through the personal intervention of President Theodore Roosevelt, London departed the front in June 1904.
At the time of the present letter London was working on The Acorn Planter, A California Forest Play, which was intended to be performed at one of the Bohemian Club's annual Grove Plays but was never selected. London later published the work in 1916.
