The Abysmal Brute (Annotated) (eBook, ePUB) - London, Jack
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This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Jack London, an infinite passion for adventure that drove all his work Originally published in 1911, “The Abysmal Brute” is a novel by American writer Jack London. It is a story about naivete and natural athleticism against the brutishness and corruption of professional boxing, intertwined with a touching romance. This novel was twice made into movies.
“The Abysmal Brute” tell the story of young Pat Glendon, a twenty-two year old man who weighs two-hundred and twenty pounds, has never drunk alcohol nor tasted tobacco and knows…mehr

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  • This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Jack London, an infinite passion for adventure that drove all his work

Originally published in 1911, “The Abysmal Brute” is a novel by American writer Jack London. It is a story about naivete and natural athleticism against the brutishness and corruption of professional boxing, intertwined with a touching romance. This novel was twice made into movies.

“The Abysmal Brute” tell the story of young Pat Glendon, a twenty-two year old man who weighs two-hundred and twenty pounds, has never drunk alcohol nor tasted tobacco and knows little of city life. He’s all muscle, moves with cat-like grace and possesses great stamina and strength acquired from living natural in the wilds of northern California with his father. Young Pat is a natural at prize-fighting. In addition to his brawn he has speed and a natural instinct for the sport. His father, a former heavyweight prize-fighter himself, has trained Young Pat and believes it is time for the boy to take on the heavyweight world. But being in poor health, the elder Glendon enlists Sam Stubener of San Francisco to be the boy’s manager with instructions to protect the boy from the rottenness of the sport…