Martin Eden. Sea wolf

"Martin Eden" is Jack London"s outstanding novel about a man from the lower classes, a simple sailor who has achieved success, about finding a place in life, torment of creativity and torment of love. The hero of this, largely autobiographical work, passes through difficult trials and, thanks to hard work and immense energy, surpasses his teachers and changes his life. A creative gift becomes a pass to Martin Iden in the Higher Light. From now on, two goals are facing him relentlessly: the glory of the writer and the possession of a beloved woman. Only dreams are unpredictable and insidious: it is not known when they come true and whether this long -awaited joy will bring.
In the previously written novel "Sea Wolf", the literary critic Humphrey Van-Wyden after a shipwreck enters a ship with the gloomy name "Ghost". His captain, the wolf Larsen, has a strong character, remarkable physical strength and by nature with powerful intelligence. Against the backdrop of the dangerous marine wanderings described with great skill and love, the contradictory figure of this cruel and cynical sailor is revealed, which can easily kill a person, but at the same time a lone philosopher, a fan of tennison and Shakespeare