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Jack London Chronology
History/art/music/literature/inventions timeline of the period of the literary work of Jack London's life.
History/art/music/literature/inventions timeline of the period of the literary work of Jack London's life.
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Birth
1876
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London was born on January 12 at 615 Third Street, San Francisco, California
Age 6
1882
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Started grade school in Alameda.
Age 9
1885
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Jack discovers the world of books upon reading Ouida's Signa and Irving's Tales of the Alhambra.
Age 10
1886
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March 27th, family bought a house in Oakland after living on farms in San Mateo County and Livermore. Discovered the Oakland public library would supply him with books; meets librarian Ina Coolbrith who helps him choose the right books for his inquisitive, but young mind.
Age 11
1887
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Jack enrolls at the Oakland Cole Grammar School, West Oakland, CA.
Age 14
1890
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Jack obtained a steady job in a salmon cannery at ten cents an hour
Age 15
1891
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Graduated from Cole Grammar School (eighth grade) and took job in cannery.
Age 17
1893
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Writes story Typhoon of the Coast of Japan first story ever written by Jack London for publication.
Age 18
1894
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Joins General Kelly's Army marching to Washington D.C. Traveled much of the U.S. and Canada and he was thrown in Erie County Penitentiary in Buffalo, N.Y. for vagrancy 30 days at hard labor. Wrote a book in 1907, The Road, based on these experiences.
Aegis
1895
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Aegis is the oldest high school newspaper in California. The newspaper puts out occasional print issues, but mostly publishes content on its website. Jack London wrote for the publication, and these stories were later collected into a book called "The Aegis."
Age 19
1895
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At nineteen he entered Oakland High School. Writes essays and short stories for the Oakland High School Aegis.
Age 21
1897
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In September, short story, Two Gold Bricks is published in The Owl magazine (unknown to London) – John London (Jack's stepfather) dies in Oakland on October 14.
Age 22
1898
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Began writing nineteen hours a day. Submitted A Thousand Deaths to The Black Cat magazine, it was published May, 1899
Age 23
1899
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Jack's busiest year, wrote sixty-one new stories, jokes, poems, essays, triolets, etc. Made first sell to Overland Monthly, To the Man on the Trail He sold eight stories to Overland Monthly for seven dollars and fifty cents. Begins writing for a living.
Age 24
1900
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"An Odyssey of the North" is published in The Atlantic Monthly.
Age 24
1900
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April 7, married Bessie May Maddern.
Age 24
1900
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Published his first book. The Son of the Wolf
Age 25
1901
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Daughter Joan London is born on January 15th.
Age 26
1902
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Oct 20th Bess London is born.
Age 26
1902
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Dec. 1st starts writing The Call of the Wild as a short story.
Age 27
1903
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January 26, submitted The Call of the Wild to the Saturday to the Evening Post. Published The Kempton-Wace Letters and also People of the Abyss.
Age 27
1903
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Visited Glen Ellen and separates from his wife Bessie Maddern
Age 29
1905
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June 2nd, Jack and Charmian( his girlfriend) go see the Hill Ranch.June 7, pays $500.00 down on Hill Ranch, the first of seven land purchases making up his Beauty Ranch. – Jack and Charmian marry Nov. 19th in Chicago the day after the divorce from Bessie London became final. Jack published War of the Classes, The Game, and Tales of the Fish Patrol
Age 30
1906
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Begins to build the yacht "Snark" (named after a being in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland).
Moon-Face & other Stories published (Macmillan)
White Fang published (Macmillan)
Scorn of Women published (Macmillan)
In the background London writes his "great socialist novel" The Iron Heel
Age 31
1907
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The Snark sets sail
Stay in Hawwian Islands,
Visits and writes of the leper colony of Molokai
The Road published (Macmillan) his wonderful account of adventures as a hobo, a colorful painting of his time.
Age 33
1909
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Return to California, enforced by desease.
Martin Eden, autobiographical novel.
Age 37
1913
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On the surface the most successful year. Jack London´s - best money making author of the world
Age 39
1915
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War correspondent in Mexico.
The Star Rover, Novel about re-incarnation and a harsh pillory of punishment in state prisons.
Age 40
1916
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Dies on kidneys failure after 14 hours of agony on his Beauty-Ranch at Glen Ellen, Sonoma-County.