Smiley Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Please join us for our next chat in #readers_corner at 8:30 P.M. (EDST) on May 2nd, 2015 (00:30 A.M., May 3rd (GMT)), for a discussion of The League of Old Men by Jack London. The story was first published in 1902 but like most of London's works, deals with life on the wild frontiers in a timeless manner. His stories although dealing with the adventurous years at the end of the 19th and early 20th century, all seem to have been penned in a more modern style. London was a journalist by trade; a novelist / short fiction writer by avocation. His tales fall into three very broad categories, those dealing with the wild west, the conquest of the seven seas by sail and steam, and the exploration of inhospitable environs (the exploitation of Alaska--chief among them. This tale examines the invasion by the whit e man into the frozen homelands of the native Eskimo peoples with the inevitable economic and cultural victory of the white man. It's an entertaining tale, exhibiting what might now me considered a political correctness unheard of in the early 20th century. I think you will appreciate it because it is foremost an interesting story but also because it accurately portrays loss of a cultural heritage. I hope you like it as much as I do--I am certain that it will spur on some very interesting discussion. I won't give any spoilers, and I'm sure we will be able to explain the ending during the chat. The story is available on line at: http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/17501/ Meeting Place: Webchat: http://koach.com/cha...=readers_corner mIRC Users: /server -m chat3.koach.com:6667 -j #readers_corner Don't forget to bring a friend. LOG ATTACHED: readers_corner 20150502.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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