Burning Daylight
by Jack London
Chapter 1 of 40 01 - Part 1 - Chapter 1
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17:20
- Running time
- 13 h 8 min
- Language
- English
- Read by
- Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
Chapters
About this recording
Burning Daylight, Jack London's fictional novel published in 1910, was one of the best selling books of that year and it was his best selling book in his lifetime. The novel takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, nicknamed Burning Daylight was the most successful entrepreneur of the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story of the main character was partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur "Borax" Smith. (Wikipedia)