The Little Lady of the Big House, by Jack London
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The Little Lady of the Big House, by Jack London
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Jack London was an American author who wrote some of the most famous novels of the early 20th century. London wrote on a variety of topics and is still one of the most read authors today. This edition of The Little Lady of the Big House includes a table of contents.
The Little Lady of the Big House, by Jack London- Amazon Sales Rank: #2373924 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-10-22
- Released on: 2015-10-22
- Format: Kindle eBook
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Little Lady upset readers in London's day for its gushing sexual imagery... [and] its close portrayal of the tempting pull of adultery. Modern critics, on the other hand, deride its Victorian coyness and sentimentality, its unrealistic characters. Both were correct—it was too sexy for readers in 1915, when it appeared, and not sexy enough for readers beyond the sexually free twenties
— Clarice Stasz, 1988, American Dreamers: Charmian and Jack London
About the Author Jack London (1876-1916) was an American writer who produced two hundred short stories, more than four hundred nonfiction pieces, twenty novels, and three full-length plays in less than two decades. His best-known works include The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf, and White Fang.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Love among the flawless By Karl Janssen Dick Forrest owns a sizeable chunk of farmland in northern California. A thoroughly modern agriculturalist, he raises all manner of livestock and crops, all of the highest quality, using the latest, most advanced scientific methods. Ensconced within these fertile lands is his home, a palatial estate combining the best of traditional and modern architecture. In his youth Dick led a life of adventure, and now that he has put down some roots, he applies the same adventurous spirit to his agricultural ventures. Sharing in this pleasant and prosperous life is his wife Paula, an exceptionally attractive woman who likewise succeeds at all she touches. She plays piano like a professional pianist and breeds horses like a professor of animal husbandry. This remarkable couple surrounds themselves with a rotating entourage of family, friends, and scholars. Every night is a dinner party in which wine and song are accompanied by spirited debates on various and sundry topics. Thus the reader is treated to chapters on philosophy, music, poetry, animal husbandry, and--not uncommon for London--the superiority of the white race. Into this eclectic intellectual enclave wanders Evan Graham, an old friend who is described as being almost exactly like Dick, but a bachelor. He quickly develops an attraction towards Paula, admires her secretly, and tries to ascertain if the feeling is mutual.That's pretty much all that happens for the first twenty chapters. Most of the book consists of the many dinner-party and horseback-ride conversations on London's pet subjects. The story of Dick Forrest is like a fantasy autobiography for London. Anything London ever dabbled in, Dick excels at. He runs the kind of farm London would want to run, he lives in the house London would love to build, and he's married to the perfect woman of London's dreams. Because of his affinity for Dick and Paula, London spends so much time describing this idealized couple and their varied interests that there's very little room left for plot.Thankfully, in the latter third of the book, the love triangle actually gets quite interesting. To its credit, The Little Lady of the Big House is rarely boring. It's just rather weird. Typically, the success of a love story hinges on how well the reader can identify with the characters. Today's readers, however, will likely find they have more in common with medieval kings and queens than with Dick and Paula Forrest. Often in literature a character's faults contribute to the situation they find themselves in, but that's not the case here, simply because London doesn't allow his three lead characters to have any faults.The dialogue throughout is a mixture of pretentious poetry, intellectual posturing, and self-invented slang that is so removed from actual speech it effectively divorces the story from reality. Dick is frequently asked to compose impromptu songs, which he does with relish. ("Hear me! I am Eros! I stamp upon the hills!") The Forrests have Native American pet names for each other. They refer to their Asian servants by the demeaning appellations of Ah Ha, Oh My, and Oh Dear. Only in Jack London's house, perhaps, would people ever speak in this way. In fact, The Little Lady of the Big House, originally published in 1916, is less valuable for its literary merits than for what it says about Jack London. Scholars and fans of his work, looking for insight into his philosophies of life, love, and death; his views on agricultural science; his favorite leisure activities, cocktails, songs, and poems; will find plenty of material here. In terms of literary quality it is a mediocre novel at best, but it's a pleasantly unconventional work that only London could have written.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The story itself did eventually draw me in (when is a love triangle ever boring By JP Had a hard time getting into the story. Dick Forrest came off as unrealistic and weirdly idealized with his ranch and his hyper-efficiency and loads of money and joviality. But as a look into another time and London's version of an ideal world, it was interesting. The story itself did eventually draw me in (when is a love triangle ever boring?) and overall thought the book was okay.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very interesting. By Nara777 Very good and interesting novel. A lot of new interesting information and facts. Was very impressed by the style of the author. Recommend it to everyone who likes reading.
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