Project Gutenberg 2015-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 100 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Murros, Kaapo 1875 1951 Ahlqvist, David Gabriel The people of the abyss. Finnish Kadotuksen kansa: Kuvaus Lontoon East Endistä Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_People_of_the_Abyss E-text prepared by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Kadotuksen kansa: Kuvaus Lontoon East Endistä" by Jack London is a social commentary written in the early 20th century. The work offers a harrowing insight into the life of the impoverished populace of East London, focusing on the struggles and harsh realities faced by the working class. Through the eyes of London, the author explores themes of poverty, survival, and social injustice, creating a vivid portrait of a world marked by despair and hopelessness. The opening of the work introduces readers to London's journey into the depths of East London, illustrating his intent to observe and understand the lives of its residents firsthand. He discusses the skepticism he faces from his acquaintances when he expresses his desire to immerse himself in the raw realities of the area. As he enters the dilapidated streets filled with destitute individuals rummaging for food, he is struck by the overwhelming presence of poverty and suffering. The narrative captures his transformation as he disguises himself in the rags of the poor, allowing him to truly connect with them, and sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the systemic issues that perpetuate their struggles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 39.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Poor -- England -- London London (England) -- Social conditions HV Text Category: History - British Category: Sociology 451138 2025-08-19T10:47:48.504691 text/html 450979 450888 2024-10-20T07:34:36.643945 2023-09-21T04:30:16.186082 text/html text/html 256033 2025-08-19T10:47:56.715666 application/epub+zip 262532 2025-08-19T10:47:52.056680 application/epub+zip 237716 2025-08-19T10:47:50.773692 application/epub+zip 527640 2025-08-19T10:48:00.437630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496380 2025-08-19T10:47:55.873646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412364 2022-09-21T20:03:52.636248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418159 2025-08-19T10:47:48.117714 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 398269 2024-10-24T16:57:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18064 2025-08-19T10:48:00.590626 application/rdf+xml 19709 2025-08-19T10:47:51.282675 image/jpeg 4139 2025-08-19T10:47:51.029685 image/jpeg 254907 2025-08-19T10:47:48.543698 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 fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia