Project Gutenberg 2008-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 368 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Before Adam Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_Adam John Hamm and David Widger "Before Adam" by Jack London is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of evolution and ancestral memory through the lens of a unique narrator who experiences vivid dreams of a prehistoric existence. The protagonist, referred to as Big-Tooth, recounts his childhood among primitive ancestors, facing fears and adventures that take place in the wild during the Mid-Pleistocene epoch. The opening of the novel introduces us to Big-Tooth, a child who grapples with nightmarish dreams filled with a profound sense of terror and longing for connection. He is different from his peers, as his dreams are populated by beings from a distant past, and he feels a strong disassociation between his waking life and his dream world. Through his memories, we meet other characters, such as his friend Lop-Ear and the ominous figure Red-Eye, whose violent presence contrasts with the camaraderie of the horde. Big-Tooth's narrative delves into his experiences of fear, discovery of nature, and the instinctual behaviors that define his existence, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the primitive struggles of humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fantasy fiction Prehistoric peoples -- Fiction Dreams -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 246829 2025-08-01T05:01:06.414489 text/html 248048 2021-03-31T17:16:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii 480869 2021-03-31T17:19:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 367198 2025-08-01T05:01:09.649534 application/epub+zip 367394 2025-08-01T05:01:06.924505 application/epub+zip 163019 2025-08-01T05:01:06.661499 application/epub+zip 432469 2025-08-01T05:01:11.983502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412124 2025-08-01T05:01:09.400486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208543 2022-09-01T05:18:29.006975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234710 2025-08-01T05:01:06.194507 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 234652 2021-03-31T17:18:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 86890 2021-03-31T17:19:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19242 2025-08-01T05:01:12.121466 application/rdf+xml 21978 2025-08-01T05:01:06.750500 image/jpeg 2545 2025-08-01T05:01:06.704512 image/jpeg 481078 2025-08-01T05:01:06.439596 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