Overview

About this book

London recounts building and sailing the Snark across the Pacific, learning navigation while visiting Hawai‘i, the Marquesas and the Solomon Islands. The adventure is immediate, while descriptions of Pacific peoples require critical historical context.

First published: 1911
Language: English
Copyright status: Public domain
Source edition: Project Gutenberg ebook #2512

English level

B1–B2 · Steady progress

The Cruise of the Snark is calibrated from 40,770 sampled words across 17 chapters: sentences average 18.7 words, 25.9% exceed 24 words and 5.4% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Sentence rhythm

What the prose asks

Medium-length sentences averaging 18.7 words, with 25.9% extending beyond 24 words

Vocabulary

What may slow you down

5.4% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

Reading rhythm

Medium commitment

Regular chapter-sized stopping points support a steady plan. About 15 calm 30-minute sessions.

Suggested approach

Read with momentum

Use chapter or section breaks to keep context while reading steadily

Best starting point

Begin with chapter one

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Table of contents

17 chapters

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Jack London

An American writer and journalist whose adventure fiction examines labor, adaptation and power through compressed physical action.

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