Project Gutenberg 2007-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 732 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Grant, Gordon 1875 1962 Grant, Gordon H. The Scarlet Plague Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Plague David Widger "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a deadly disease known as the Scarlet Death, where the remnants of humanity are struggling to survive in a society that has regressed to primitive conditions. The narrative revolves around an elderly man, referred to as Granser, who recounts the catastrophic events leading to the fall of civilization to his savage grandsons, Edwin, Hare-Lip, and Hoo-Hoo. The opening of the novel introduces the desolate world inhabited by Granser and the boys, as they traverse a forested landscape once marked by civilization, now overtaken by nature. Granser fits the role of a storyteller, sharing memories of a time before the plague, contrasted with the primitive and savage existence of the boys. Their interactions reveal the generational gap in understanding and culture, highlighting Granser's longing for the past and the boys’ unrefined lifestyle. Through his reminiscences, Granser touches upon the beauty and complexity of a lost civilization, particularly through his discussions on food, wealth, and education, setting the stage for his harrowing tale of the Scarlet Death and its consequences for humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/21970/21970-h/images/titlepage.jpg Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction End of the world -- Fiction Regression (Civilization) -- Fiction Epidemics -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 163240 2025-07-09T08:10:32.437331 text/html 164045 2023-03-28T01:47:20 text/html 1658943 2025-07-09T08:10:35.343263 application/epub+zip 1658203 2025-07-09T08:10:33.013419 application/epub+zip 121825 2025-07-09T08:10:32.691312 application/epub+zip 1704561 2025-07-09T08:10:37.259297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1688086 2025-07-09T08:10:35.049332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134798 2022-09-10T10:18:18.447857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134790 2025-07-09T08:10:32.153316 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134583 2023-03-28T01:44:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20741 2025-07-09T08:10:37.492271 application/rdf+xml 12142 2025-07-09T08:10:32.781309 image/jpeg 2193 2025-07-09T08:10:32.736354 image/jpeg 51040 2023-03-28T01:47:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 1526441 2023-03-28T01:48:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 1546479 2025-07-09T08:10:32.512299 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia