A Daughter of the Snows

Jack London

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"A Daughter of the Snows", an adventure novel of the first order. is Jack London's first novel published in 1902.

"A Daughter of the Snows" tells the story of Frona Welse, a strong and interesting heroine, "a Stanford graduate and physical Valkyrie," who heads to the Yukon gold fields after creating a stir in her hometown by being strong and forthright and by befriending the town's prostitute. In the course of her adventures, she finds herself involved in a love triangle...

Disponibile da: 16/11/2019.

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