The Cruise of the Snark

<p><strong>The story of Jack London’s adventure to the South Pacific</strong></p><p><em>The Cruise of the Snark</em> tells the story of a sailing voyage by the author Jack London (<em>The Call of the Wild</em> <em>White Fang</em> <em>The Sea-Wolf</em> etc) and his wife Charmain across the South Pacific. The <em>Snark</em> was a cutter-rigged ketch named after the subject of Lewis Carroll’s famous poem. She set sail with a small crew from San Francisco Bay in the Spring of 1907 bound for Hawaii The Marquesas Islands Tahiti Bora Bora Fiji Samoa and the Soloman Islands. Unfortunately the Londons were forced to end their voyage at Guadalcanal because Jack London fell ill. The late arrival of the <em>Snark</em> at its expected destination caused by London’s incapacity gave rise to speculation that the vessel had been lost. The Londons sailed home by steamer whilst the <em>Snark</em> was taken to Australia by a skeleton crew where she was sold. This description of a sailing adventure in the early 20th century is made very evocative by London’s exceptional prose and the text is enhanced by photographs.</p><p>Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.</p>