Project Gutenberg 2015-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 120 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Wallenius, Toivo 1881 1919 John Barleycorn. Finnish Tuliliemen tuttavana: Alkoholimuistelmia Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barleycorn_(novel) E-text prepared by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Tuliliemen tuttavana: Alkoholimuistelmia" by Jack London is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the author’s relationship with alcohol and explores themes of addiction, societal norms, and personal reflection. The narrative centers around the narrator’s complex feelings toward alcohol, characterized by both contempt and allure, and his interactions with significant figures in his life, particularly Charmian, who represents a contrasting perspective on alcohol and its consequences. The opening of the memoir establishes a candid tone as the narrator reflects on a voting day in California, where he finds himself consuming alcohol prior to casting his ballot. He engages in a philosophical discussion with Charmian regarding women's suffrage and the implications of alcohol consumption, introducing the figure of "Tuliliemi," which appears to symbolize alcohol itself, embodying both wisdom and destruction. The protagonist recounts formative experiences with alcohol from childhood to adolescence, highlighting the gradual shift from aversion to an eventual, reluctant acceptance and a growing dependency, all while maintaining a sense of critique towards societal views on drinking and its effects on personal identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 33.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi 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 461244 2025-08-19T10:03:10.547100 text/html 461147 461056 2024-10-20T06:43:59.483193 2023-09-21T03:43:11.051321 text/html text/html 252226 2025-08-19T10:03:18.352053 application/epub+zip 258010 2025-08-19T10:03:13.881060 application/epub+zip 237668 2025-08-19T10:03:12.676051 application/epub+zip 520804 2025-08-19T10:03:22.114000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485181 2025-08-19T10:03:17.580080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412208 2022-09-21T18:56:04.818484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435830 2025-08-19T10:03:10.172074 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 415961 2024-10-24T14:09:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18697 2025-08-19T10:03:22.245008 application/rdf+xml 17669 2025-08-19T10:03:13.166056 image/jpeg 3850 2025-08-19T10:03:12.918056 image/jpeg 252323 2025-08-19T10:03:10.587082 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 fi.wikipedia