The Abysmal Brute, by Jack London
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The Abysmal Brute Jack London, American novelist and noted socialist (1876-1916) This ebook presents «The Abysmal Brute», from Jack London. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents - About This Book - Chapter I - Chapter Ii - Chapter Iii - Chapter Iv - Chapter V - Chapter Vi - Chapter Vii - Chapter Viii - Chapter Ix - Chapter X
The Abysmal Brute, by Jack London- Published on: 2015-11-24
- Released on: 2015-11-24
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From the Back Cover Before anyone knew there was such a thing, Jack London gave us the natural: young Pat Glendon has never drunk alcohol nor tasted tobacco. He loves nature, is afraid of cities, and is shy of women. And he is a perfect fighter. Summoned from the city to consider such a prospect, cynical Sam Stubener, manager of prizefighters, is struck by the boy's extraordinary athletic grace -- and soon man and boy are off to San Francisco to take on the heavyweight world.
The Abysmal Brute is the story of natural grace pitted against worldly brutishness. A subtle social drama played out in the arena of sport -- in a day long before sport moved to the center of American culture -- it is also a rousing romantic tale in the tradition of one of our great storytellers. As Pat hones his skill -- and his curious style -- on one champion fighter after another, he contends for the heart of a lovely admirer and for the soul of professional boxing, whose rampant corruption his blows expose.
About the Author Jack London (1876-1916) was an American writer who produced two hundred short stories, more than four hundred nonfiction pieces, twenty novels, and three full-length plays in less than two decades. His best-known works include The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf, and White Fang.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Idealized Jack and Charmian, in the boxing game By Bobby Newman The Abysmal Brute is a quick read, but it is under-appreciated in importance for Jack London fans. London critics seem to frequently concentrate on his "socialist" fiction or his "nature" stories. Sometimes lost in the discussion are novels that emphasize London's interest in individualism, and the rise of the "superman." In the Abysmal Brute, we get tastes of various sides of London. Jack the social reformer shows us the corruption of the boxing game. Jack the individualist shows us the superman, a boxer who grew up in the wilderness, can beat any fighter in the world in short order, and attends literary lectures an hour before the big fight and reads poetry in his spare time. This seems to be London's fantasy self, inflated to incredible proportions. He has an equally powerful mate in the form of a reporter who is skeptical of the boxing game, Young Pat's equal/mate who is of course Charmian London in thin disguise. Suspend disbelief and have fun with this one, and realize there are deeper issues beneath the fantasy coating.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Not your average boxing story By Karl Janssen The Abysmal Brute is a boxing novel by Jack London, originally published in 1913. Over the course of his career, London wrote a handful of very good boxing stories. His gritty, naturalistic writing style is well-suited to the sport, and he always finds a clever way to approach the ring from an unexpected angle, never settling for the typically formulaic, underdog-overcomes-adversity-to-win-the-championship story line.Young Pat Glendon, the protagonist of The Abysmal Brute, is anything but an underdog. As London describes him, he may very well be the greatest boxer who ever lived. The son of a former champ, Young Pat is a proverbial "babe in the woods" who is brought out of the wilderness to embark on a big-city prizefighting career. This young Hercules of the forest has been blessed with a remarkable physical strength and prodigious natural talents that have been polished to brilliance under the tutelage of his father. A sensitive young man more disposed toward reading poetry than pugilism, Pat shows little enthusiasm for his new vocation. Stubener, the lucky man chosen to manage this ultimate fighter, finds himself charged with the difficult task of finding challenging opponents, while shielding the young man's innocent eyes from the corruption and graft which pervades the entire system of fight promotion.In addition to possessing an obviously profound knowledge of his subject, London exhibits a true love for boxing. His enthusiasm is infectious, even to the reader who otherwise cares little for the sport. The detailed, naturalistic descriptions of boxing matches, the people who fight them, and the combat strategy involved really creates the feeling of being in the ring with the contenders. The vivid realism is somewhat counteracted by the fact that London makes his hero into such a superman that his perfection defies believability. On the other hand, with a little updating this book could easily be turned into a Hollywood movie (where defying believability is commonplace).When compared to London's other boxing stories, The Abysmal Brute is on a par with London's other boxing novel, The Game, but not as compelling as his excellent short stories "A Piece of Steak" and "The Mexican," which are far more dark and serious in tone. Though there's a sprinkling of London's pet philosophical themes throughout the story--evolution, nature vs. nurture, the individual vs. the system, rebellion against injustice--overall this novel has a relatively light-hearted feel. The Abysmal Brute is a brief and entertaining read with enough unexpected turns in its plot to qualify it as a pleasant surprise.The paperback edition from Bison books features an introductory essay by Michael Oriard that puts the book into historical context and gives the reader a good picture of the boxing world of a hundred years ago. Oriard also addresses the issue of whether or not London was a racist, and the role of race in boxing at the turn of the century.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. This is the stuff of legends. It left me inspired and smiling. By Linda Linguvic This is a great story. It's simple. It's inspiring. And it has a happy ending.It takes place in Jack London's boxing world in the early part of the 20th Century. Son of a fighter, the young man in question was raised in the country. He was big, strong and raised by his father. He didn't smoke or drink or carouse with women. He was just a country boy who loved the outdoors. He had a pure heart but his father trained him to be a fighter. And, according to the story, when the father was ailing, he sent for a reporter who specialized in boxing and sent the boy down to San Francisco in the reporter's care to compete in the boxing ring.The boy was an innocent but he easily defeated all his opponents. Eventually though he learned to not knock them out in the first moments of a fight. He learned to play to the audience. He did well. The reporter was his manager and made a lot of money on him. The boy, who was called the Abysmal Brute was still naive though. He didn't know that fights were fixed. He also became enamored with a beautiful female reporter who he instantly fell in love with.How it all turned out is the stuff of legends. I was indeed smiling at the perfect conclusion. And you will be too.
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