Project Gutenberg 1995-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 438 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith John Barleycorn Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barleycorn_(novel) "John Barleycorn" by Jack London is an autobiographical narrative written during the early 20th century. The work pivots around London's complex relationship with alcohol, portraying its dual nature as both a source of camaraderie and destruction. Through personal anecdotes, London explores themes of addiction, societal norms surrounding drinking, and the bittersweet allure of intoxication, with himself as the primary character who grapples with his experiences. At the start of the memoir, the author recounts a reflective moment on election day, during which he votes on issues including woman suffrage and prohibition. Imbued with the effects of alcohol, he shares his philosophical musings with Charmian, expressing how alcohol, or John Barleycorn as he calls it, illuminates the harsh truths of life but simultaneously leads one toward despair. He narrates early encounters with alcohol, beginning from a childhood experience with beer to his teenage years spent amidst boisterous company, highlighting how societal acceptance of drinking shapes his life choices. Ultimately, the beginning sets the foundation for a deeper exploration of both the allure and dangers of alcohol as he navigates through various phases of his life, consistently returned to the grip of John Barleycorn. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en London, Jack, 1876-1916 Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography Alcoholics -- United States -- Biography Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- United States PS Text Category: Biographies Category: American Literature Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology 415045 2025-07-01T04:58:40.039921 text/html 401103 2021-01-01T07:40:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 149902 2021-01-01T07:40:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 220703 2025-07-01T04:58:46.166865 application/epub+zip 227732 2025-07-01T04:58:41.877890 application/epub+zip 227731 2025-07-01T04:58:40.744003 application/epub+zip 386215 2025-07-01T04:58:49.443887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368618 2025-07-01T04:58:45.451855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344669 2022-09-01T05:20:12.780794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383345 2025-07-01T04:58:39.419985 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 383252 2021-01-01T07:40:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147451 2021-01-01T07:40:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19408 2025-07-01T04:58:49.563872 application/rdf+xml 11871 2025-07-01T04:58:41.234898 image/jpeg 3272 2025-07-01T04:58:40.987883 image/jpeg 215539 2025-07-01T04:58:40.072886 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