THE CRUISE OF THE SNARK by JACK LONDON
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Jon Hagadorn
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🗓️ 27 January 2020
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Did you ever have that great urge to get away on what might be the adventure of a lifetime? When an already established and successful Jack London and his wife Charmian bought property in northern California on which they could build a ranch house- they could have settled back and enjoyed the easy life there for the rest of their years. But she was a lover of adventure like he was, and when he asked her if she would like to sail to Hawaii and then on to the rest of the world she said yes without hesitation. They needed to build a boat first, and when that was done- hire a small support crew. When the word went out in the papers that London was about to set out on a world voyage and needed a cook and cabin boy, hundreds of letters arrived applying for the spots. We offer Chapter 1 (Foreword), which explains how and when the idea came about, and Chapter 3-"Adventure"- describing those letters and applications. We will do the full story, some day soon, hopefully, at 1001 Stories For the Road, where we do our long format stories.
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| 0:00.0 | And the Yeah, Welcome back everyone to 1001 classic short stories and tales. |
| 0:34.6 | I've been catching up on the stories of one of my favorite writers Jack London and came |
| 0:38.9 | across the Cruz of the Snark, one of his novels, and thought you might be interested in hearing two of the beginning |
| 0:45.0 | chapters of this great adventure, chapter one, forward, and chapter three, adventure. |
| 0:52.3 | London was at the peak of his career when he wrote that. |
| 0:55.0 | He was married to Charmian and living pretty comfortably at their ranch in Northern California, |
| 1:00.0 | still writing and in demand for his stories. |
| 1:03.0 | Charmian and he were very much alike. |
| 1:06.0 | In spite of the comfort and security of the ranch, |
| 1:09.0 | she longed for adventure as much as he did, |
| 1:11.0 | and somehow they hatched the idea to build a sailing vessel that could take them to Hawaii and other islands on a two-year voyage. |
| 1:19.0 | Chapter 1, the Forward, explains how the idea took place. |
| 1:23.6 | And Chapter 3 takes place after he sunk a lot of money and work into the boat, and it's finally |
| 1:28.8 | ready for the voyage. |
| 1:30.6 | And a magazine that he writes for puts a notice out that he's seeking a cook and cabin boy. |
| 1:35.0 | And that notice receives a tremendous response for persons of all ages from all places. |
| 1:41.0 | The yearning for the adventure of a lifetime exists in most people, I believe, and when that chance comes, you know it. |
| 1:48.0 | And you know it when it passes you by. |
| 1:51.0 | If you'd like to hear the whole story, maybe this year at |
| 1:54.5 | 1001 stories for the road where we do our long format classics. And now the |
| 1:59.8 | crews of the snark. Chapter 1 forward and Chapter 3, Adventure. |
| 2:07.0 | It began in the swimming pool at Glen Ellen. |
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