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Jack London spent months living in London’s East End, renting rooms, sleeping on the streets, and working in workhouses to observe the harsh day‑to‑day realities of the city’s poorest inhabitants. The book portrays the crowded slums, poor sanitation, and relentless poverty that supported an estimated 500,000 people in 1902. London’s narrative combines original field notes, excerpts from newspapers, and his own observations, offering a vivid chronicle of social conditions, customs, and the challenges faced by those trapped in London’s urban poverty.
First publish date: December 1977
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Jack London
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