Project Gutenberg 2018-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 85 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Lehto, Ilmari The scarlet plague. Finnish Punainen rutto E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Punainen rutto" by Jack London is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book paints a dystopian future devastated by a catastrophic plague known as the Scarlet Plague, exploring themes of survival and societal decay. The narrative follows an old man and a young boy named Edwin as they navigate a world where civilization has collapsed, and wild animals roam freely, representing a stark contrast to the advanced society that once existed. At the start of the book, the old man, whose memories of the past are intertwined with his current existence, walks along a path that was once a train track, now overgrown with vegetation. He guides Edwin, describing a time when people populated the area, contrasting it with their grim reality filled with wild animals, like bears, which threaten their survival. The old man reminisces about life before the plague—speculating about the nature of money and civilization—while Edwin displays curiosity and youthful skepticism, questioning the relevance of the past as they face immediate dangers in their harsh environment. As they stop to hunt and gather food, the old man's reflections reveal the depth of the societal changes brought by the plague, hinting at the collapse of a once-thriving world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Science fiction End of the world -- Fiction Regression (Civilization) -- Fiction Epidemics -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 152990 2025-07-22T13:47:47.736459 text/html 152811 152744 2024-12-23T12:36:51.465387 2023-09-24T10:59:52.719635 text/html text/html 122473 2025-07-22T13:47:51.913621 application/epub+zip 123273 2025-07-22T13:47:49.371449 application/epub+zip 123273 2025-07-22T13:47:48.321435 application/epub+zip 223459 2025-07-22T13:47:53.829421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213395 2025-07-22T13:47:51.293421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186180 2022-08-25T14:33:29.625114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139382 2025-07-22T13:47:47.492464 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134384 2018-03-19T13:04:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19033 2025-07-22T13:47:53.954411 application/rdf+xml 11945 2025-07-22T13:47:48.811471 image/jpeg 3171 2025-07-22T13:47:48.564462 image/jpeg 53738 2018-03-19T13:04:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 123063 2025-07-22T13:47:47.749499 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