The People of the Abyss

By Jack London
27 chapters
Published in 1903, this is a non-fiction book made up of London's firsthand accounts of life in the East End of London. At the time, "the Abyss," with its hellish connotations, was in wide use in reference to the lives of the urban poor.
Published in 1903, this is a non-fiction book made up of London's firsthand accounts of life in the East End of London. At the time, "the Abyss," with its hellish connotations, was in wide use in reference to the lives of the urban poor.