The Jacket (The Star-Rover) by Jack London
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"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 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-01162-2 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Apr 24, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1586 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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