In the Footsteps of Jack London
Sat, 27 Jan
|London
Born in January 1876, adventurer, journalist, and prolific author, Jack London, visited the city which bears his surname in the summer of 1902. Posing as a homeless sailor he immersed himself into London's shameful underbelly of poverty and inequality, at a time when huge amounts of public money
Time & Location
27 Jan 2024, 12:00 – 13:30
London, Waterloo Rd, London SE1 8TY, UK
About the event
Born in January 1876, adventurer, journalist, and prolific author, Jack London, visited the city which bears his surname in the summer of 1902. Posing as a homeless sailor he immersed himself into London's shameful underbelly of poverty and inequality, at a time when huge amounts of public money were being spent on the impending coronation of King Edward VII. A year later his vivid first hand experiences amongst the poor and destitute were published in Britain in his seminal social study 'The People of the Abyss'.