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Jerry of the Islands is Jack London's story of South Sea adventure told through the eyes of a loyal and intelligent dog. Jerry is a six-month old Irish Terrier. He has lived all his life with his mother and father on a plantation in the Solomon Islands. His life is simple and enjoyable and safe. When his beloved Mister Higgins suddenly takes him away on a boat and gives him to Captain Van Horn, however, his world is turned upside down. Will Jerry be able to survive his new life on the high seas? With undeniably racist overtones, mirroring the colonial sentiments of the era, London creates a vivid picture of life in early-20th-century Melanesia.

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This is a well written book but is difficult to digest. I can see where people come off calling London a racist, this book is full of those tones but in context they fit the story line and one can see that London was writing from the perspective of the time and the stage he was trying to set. Very different than other London books I've read, canabalism, dog language, and an obscure setting in the Solomon Islands. However, very imaginative and vivid in it's character descriptions as always. Worth reading, especially if you like dogs..... -- Not sure what to think.....

A little corny but a great read for Dog Lovers. The sequel is "Michael, Brother of Jerry". If you like London's tales, especially his dog stories or South Seas stories you'll like this. If you've owned an Irish Terrier you'll know how accurate London is, he definitely had owned one and, from the preface, one very similar to Jerry.

Jerry is born on a plantation in the Solomon Islands, accompanies a White Trader and lives among the natives. The book is filled with South Sea Islands lore of the turn of the century before last. Right up there with Conrad and Stevenson for lovers of that millieu. -- An Irish Terrier Owner's Must Read, Dog Lovers, too. Also for lovers of South Seas stories