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Jerry of the Islands

Jack London · 1917 · Adventure

The Solomon Islands, 1917. Jerry, an Irish terrier bred to hate blacks and love white masters, is swept from ship to shore through massacre, captivity and wild jungle — a dog's odyssey through the brutal and beautiful South Seas.

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This edition

Title
Jerry of the Islands
Author
Jack London (1876–1916)
First published
1917
Illustrated plates
60 original artworks · 19 open to everyone
Chapters
25 · about 70,139 words
Reading time
4 h 41 min
Language
EN
Formats
Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
Publisher
LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
On LitLab since
July 2026
Rights
Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.

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