No Mentor But Myself: Jack London on Writing and Writers Paperback - 1999 - 2nd Edition
by Dale L. Walker (Editor); Jeanne Campbell Reesman (Editor)
First line
Here, on the eve of his first great triumphs-the Atlantic's publication of "An Odyssey of the North" (January, 1900) and Houghton Mifflin's publication of his first book, The Son of the Wolf (April, 1900)-Jack London sounds some familiar notes of advice to the aspiring writer: develop a philosophy of life, put a stamp of "self" on your work, have something to say, use your time wisely, learn how to read, how to absorb and discard.
From the rear cover
Jack London, one of the most read and recognized figures in American literature, produced an immense body of work, including 22 novels, 200 short stories, memoirs, newspaper articles, book reviews, essays, and poems. A significant and revealing feature of London's literary life lies in his introspective observations on the craft of writing, brought together in this collection of essays, reviews, letters, and autobiographical writings. London's public role as a daring, carefree man of action has obscured the shrewd, disciplined, and methodical writer whose practical reflections and meditations on his profession provide a vivid portrait of the literary industry in turn-of-the-century America. For this edition, a significant amount of new material has been added.
Reviews of the First Edition
"Dale Walker has rendered a valuable service in his painstaking collection of London's writings about writers. He has included 43 selections, 20 of which are previously uncollected: 13 essays, and excerpts from London's two autobiographical works. The result is a remarkably comprehensive view of London 'the writer's writer.'"
--American Literary Realism
"An absorbing account of how hard the writer worked to learn his craft. . . . We find a master prose stylist concerned with problems of selectivity and concrete issues of tone, form, atmosphere, and point of view."
--Modern Philology
"A remarkable collection. . . . This is a firsthand look at a writer's honest and forthright opinions on his craft."
--Los Angeles Times
From the jacket flap
Jack London, one of the most read and recognized figures in American literature, produced an immense body of work, including 22 novels, 200 short stories, memoirs, newspaper articles, book reviews, essays, and poems. A significant and revealing feature of London's literary life lies in his introspective observations on the craft of writing, brought together in this collection of essays, reviews, letters, and autobiographical writings. London's public role as a daring, carefree man of action has obscured the shrewd, disciplined, and methodical writer whose practical reflections and meditations on his profession provide a vivid portrait of the literary industry in turn-of-the-century America. For this edition, a significant amount of new material has been added.
Reviews of the First Edition
"Dale Walker has rendered a valuable service in his painstaking collection of London's writings about writers. He has included 43 selections, 20 of which are previously uncollected: 13 essays, and excerpts from London's two autobiographical works. The result is a remarkably comprehensive view of London 'the writer's writer.'"
--American Literary Realism
"An absorbing account of how hard the writer worked to learn his craft. . . . We find a master prose stylist concerned with problems of selectivity and concrete issues of tone, form, atmosphere, and point of view."
--Modern Philology
"A remarkable collection. . . . This is a firsthand look at a writer's honest and forthright opinions on his craft."
--Los Angeles Times
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- Title No Mentor But Myself: Jack London on Writing and Writers
- Author Dale L. Walker (Editor); Jeanne Campbell Reesman (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 2nd
- Edition 2
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Stanford University Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-12-01
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780804736367 / 0804736367
- Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 8.47 x 5.52 x 0.62 in (21.51 x 14.02 x 1.57 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Authorship, London, Jack - Authorship
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99067022
- Dewey Decimal Code 818.520
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- Choice, 10/01/2000, Page 331
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