“And through it all, calm and impassive, leaning on his elbow and gazing down, Wolf Larsen seemed lost in a great curiosity. This wild stirring of yeasty life, this terrific revolt and defiance of matter that moved, perplexed and interested him.”

— Jack London , book The Sea-Wolf

Source: The Sea-Wolf (1904), Chapter Twelve

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American author, journalist, and social activist 1876–1916

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