| The Scarlet Plague by Jack London (ILLUSTRATED) Contributor(s): Jack London (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798723071902 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2021 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.29 lbs) 46 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Illustrated with book-end doodles about reading
The Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel written by Jack London.The story takes place in 2073, sixty years after an uncontrollable epidemic, the Red Death, Smith recounts the story of his life before the plague, when he was an English professor. In 2013, the year after "Morgan the Fifth was appointed President of the United States by the Board of Magnates", the disease came about and spread rapidly. Sufferers would turn scarlet, particularly on the face, and become numb in their lower extremities. Victims usually died within 30 minutes of first seeing symptoms. Despite the public's trust in doctors and scientists, no cure is found, and those who attempted to do so were also killed by the disease. The grandsons question Smith's belief in "germs" causing the illness because they cannot be seen. |