He was mastered by the sheer surging of life, the tidal wav… - Jack London

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He was mastered by the sheer surging of life, the tidal wave of being, the perfect joy of each separate muscle, joint, and sinew in that it was everything that was not death, that it was aglow and rampant, expressing itself in movement, flying exultantly under the stars.

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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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