Publisher's Synopsis
Jack London's The Scarlet Plague, written in 1910 stands as one of the first dystopian and post-apocalyptic novels in literature. The story takes place in an unrecognizably savage America in 2073, sixty years after a plague ravaged the world. This edition contains the original illustration by American painter Gordon Hope Grant."Even though it was published more than a century ago, The Scarlet Plague feels contemporary because it allows modern readers to reflect on the worldwide fear of pandemics, a fear that remains very much alive."-Michele Augusto Riva, "Pandemic Fear and Literature: Observations from Jack London's The Scarlet Plague"..........Watersgreen House is an independent international book publisher with editorial staff in the UK and USA. One of our aims at Watersgreen House is to showcase same-sex affection in works by important gay and bisexual authors in ways which were not possible at the time the books were originally published. We also publish nonfiction, including textbooks, as well as contemporary fiction that is literary, unusual, and provocative. watersgreen.wix.com/watersgreenhouse
