The Jacket (The Star-Rover) by Jack London

"The Jacket (The Star-Rover)" by Jack London is a novel published in 1915. The story follows Darrell Standing, a university professor imprisoned at San Quentin, who endures torture through a compression device called "the jacket." To survive, he enters trance states where he walks among the stars and experiences vivid past lives across different ages and cultures. London based the novel on interviews with a former convict who actually endured this torture device. The work blends science fiction with mysticism and reincarnation themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author London, Jack, 1876-1916
Title The Jacket (The Star-Rover)
Alternate Title The Jacket (The Star Rover)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star_Rover
Credits David Price
Reading Level Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Psychological fiction
Subject Prisoners -- Fiction
Subject Reincarnation -- Fiction
Subject Paranormal fiction
Subject California State Prison at San Quentin -- Fiction
Subject Death row inmates -- Fiction
Subject San Quentin (Calif.) -- Fiction
Subject Astral projection -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 1162
Release Date
Last Update Apr 24, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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