Against the wall, near the head of the bunk, was a rack fil… - Jack London

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Against the wall, near the head of the bunk, was a rack filled with books. I glanced over them, noting with astonishment such names as Shakespeare, Tennyson, Poe, and De Quincey. There were scientific works too, among which were represented men such as Tyndall, Proctor, and Darwin.

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John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist.

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Birth Name: John Griffith Chaney

Alternative Names: John Griffith "Jack" London • John Griffith Chaney London • John Griffith "Jack London" Chaney

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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

Judge them by their works. What have they done for mankind beyond the spinning of airy fancies and the mistaking of their own shadows for gods?

There are things greater than our wisdom, beyond our justice. The right and wrong of this we cannot say, and it is not for us to judge.

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