Jack London's classic novel from 1915 follows the story of Darrell Standing, a university professor who, while serving life imprisonment in San Quentino Prison for murder, is subjected to the torture of The Jacket, a straitjacket that induces angina by compressing the person's whole body. Standing discovers that he can go into a trance-like state to escape the pain, and in this state walks among the stars and re-lives events from past lives.
It was published in the US under the title 'The Star Rover' and has had two cinema adaptions.
| ISBN: | 9781781668597 |
| Publication date: | 20th June 2012 |
| Author: | London, Jack |
| Publisher: | Andrews UK |
| Format: | Ebook |
Jack London's classic novel from 1915 follows the story of Darrell Standing, a university professor who, while serving life imprisonment in San Quentino Prison for murder, is subjected to the torture of The Jacket, a straitjacket that induces angina by compressing the person's whole body. Standing discovers that he can go into a trance-like state to escape the pain, and in this state walks among the stars and re-lives events from past lives.
Jacket features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense
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Jacket was written by London, Jack and published by Andrews UK
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