The Scarlet Plague - Jack London - Libros -  - 9798692924278 - 4 de enero de 2021
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The Scarlet Plague

Book Excerpt: ...'s toil upon the planet was just so much foam. He domesticated the serviceable animals, destroyed the hostile ones, and cleared the land of its wild vegetation. And then he passed, and the flood of primordial life rolled back again, sweeping his handiwork away--the weeds and the forest inundated his fields, the beasts of prey swept over his flocks, and now there are wolves on the Cliff House beach." He was appalled by the thought. "Where four million people disported themselves, the wild wolves roam to-day, and the savage progeny of our loins, with prehistoric weapons, defend themselves against the fanged despoilers. Think of it! And all because of the Scarlet Death--"The adjective had caught Hare-Lip's ear."He's always saying that," he said to Edwin. "What is scarlet?""'The scarlet of the maples can shake me like the cry of bugles going by, '" the old man quoted."It's red," Edwin answered the question. "And you don't know it because you come from the Chauffeur Tribe. T..

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Publicado 4 de enero de 2021
ISBN13 9798692924278
Páginas 54
Dimensiones 152 × 229 × 3 mm   ·   86 g
Lengua Inglés  

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