Project Gutenberg 2018-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 97 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Korpela, Maunu The abysmal brute. Finnish Villipeto Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Villipeto" by Jack London is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Sam Stubener, a boxing impresario, who discovers the son of a former boxing legend, Pat Glendon, and is drawn into the world of boxing. The narrative starts with Sam receiving a mysterious letter that rekindles his interest in the sport, leading him to meet the enigmatic and prodigious young fighter, Pat Glendon. The opening portion of the book introduces Sam Stubener as he reviews a slew of letters, signaling his busy life as an impresario in the boxing circuit. His attention is caught by a letter from the aging Pat Glendon, who claims to have trained his son, also named Pat, to be a natural-born boxer with extraordinary skills. Intrigued, Stubener decides to investigate further, and the story unfolds as Sam travels to find the younger Pat. The initial chapters set the stage for exploration into the dynamics of boxing, the father-son relationship, and the challenges of adapting to both the sport and the expectations that come with it. Through vivid descriptions of old boxing lore and the characters’ motivations, London weaves a tale that hints at both the glory and pitfalls of prize fighting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Boxers (Sports) -- Fiction Boxing stories PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 184314 2025-06-23T04:10:21.388872 text/html 184135 184075 2024-12-23T15:16:54.884495 2023-09-24T13:24:22.463933 text/html text/html 127169 2025-06-23T04:10:26.443825 application/epub+zip 129274 2025-06-23T04:10:23.177823 application/epub+zip 129273 2025-06-23T04:10:22.043835 application/epub+zip 239572 2025-06-23T04:10:28.921824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226144 2025-06-23T04:10:25.765831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192686 2022-08-25T18:03:56.107244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165353 2025-06-23T04:10:21.074894 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158805 2018-06-16T04:47:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18479 2025-06-23T04:10:29.068787 application/rdf+xml 10917 2025-06-23T04:10:22.575829 image/jpeg 2969 2025-06-23T04:10:22.307865 image/jpeg 61128 2018-06-16T04:47:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 126105 2025-06-23T04:10:21.406849 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