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Hearts of Three (Adventure Classic): A Treasure Hunt Tale Kindle Edition

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Jack London's 'Hearts of Three' is a remarkable adventure classic that delves into the themes of greed, betrayal, and redemption. The book follows the journey of three men who set out to find a hidden treasure, only to face perilous challenges along the way. London's writing style is captivating, filled with vivid descriptions that transport the reader to the untamed wilderness. Set against the backdrop of the Klondike Gold Rush, the novel captures the spirit of adventure and the clash between civilization and the natural world. London's exploration of human nature and the pursuit of wealth adds depth to the storyline, making it a compelling read. Jack London, known for his own adventurous life and experiences in the Alaskan wilderness, brings authenticity to the narrative. His firsthand knowledge of the harsh realities of the frontier enriches the book with a sense of realism and authenticity. 'Hearts of Three' is recommended for readers who enjoy thrilling adventure stories with a touch of moral complexity and introspection.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B076B6JW4H
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Musaicum Books (October 6, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 6, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1815 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 122 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0BB67H4SC

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John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone.

Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf.

London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes.

Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by published by L C Page and Company Boston 1903 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

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wancaril

Fast paced and surprising

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2019

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Well written fiction that really keeps you turning the pages. Most people would find it hard to guess the actual outcome.

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2016

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Indiana Jones like adventure. Lost treasure and a lost race. Not what you would expect from London. Starts off slow but reaches bullet train action in the next few chapters and just keeps on going.

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Alexander Fedyunin

Good book, bad publisher

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2010

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So many mistakes, typos and lost symbols - it is very awful edition for reading.

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DailyMuncher

hearts of three

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2013

phenominal very realistic and has peril danger and riches beyond your wildest imagination you will find a lot of that in hearts of threw

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Y. Gotsulsky

Make sure you get the right edition

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2011

It seems that Amazon lumps all reviews for the same title into the same basket, regardless of the publisher. The negative reviews all refer to publication other than the Gloria Mundi one, advertised on this page. If you want a quality product please make sure you get the Gloria Mundi edition. Indeed the book is wonderful.

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Nikolai G.

not King' Solomon's Mines, but Mayan treasure's as intriguing

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2006

Why is this book so difficult to find? Why hasn't it been re-printed? Who knows...

This book was extremely difficult to find for some time. I had a Russian translation of it.

The fact is that translations of this relatively unknown work by J. London, actually a novelization of a movie script by Charles Goddard, are in wide circulation, especially in Russia, where it has been one of a group of favourite books.

I myself have read it a several times, bot as a child, and as an adult. In that latter occasion I was reading more critically and it is my opinion that it has nothing less than "King Solomon's Mines" or other similar books, widely read by many... Romance, exotic location, colorful portraying of characters, magnificent villains, burning sun and glowing treasure, lovely señoritas, twists - all that in a shape of a gripping narrative in one of the best books by London I have ever read. Scholars specializing on the author's work may state that it is a lot different then other more popular of his works, but I don't think anyone could say that it's not top of its genre. You will enjoy it immensely!

EDITED: it was finally reprinted in 2003 by Kessinger Publishing Co

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tanya

One Star

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2017

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the font is so small, we can't read it

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2012

I have been an enthusiastic reader of Jack London's work for 25 years, and have read about 3/4 of his writings. With the advent of the Kindle, and the easy availability of even his most obscure books, I have set myself the task of finishing his complete works. Never have I regretted that decision so much as when I undertook the grueling ordeal of reading Hearts of Three.

In his introduction to the work, London explains that this book was originally written as the scenario for a film serial by Charles Goddard, and London was hired to write a novelization of Goddard's story outline. It's hard to believe that an outline was ever written, for it reads as if London just made the book up as he went along. Though this may be a collaborative work, the reader need not fear that the book may not have enough London in it. This novel certainly bears the inimitable stamp of its famous author, particularly in its ever-present preoccupation with race.

Francis Morgan, a rich New York playboy, bored with the stock market, decides to venture down to Panama to search for the long lost treasure of his dead grandfather. Once he arrives, he meets a long lost cousin, Henry Morgan, a laid back beach comber. The two are the spitting image of one another, distinguishable only by the presence or absence of moustache, a plot device that provides all the entertainment value of a bad Jackie Chan or Jean Claude Van Damme movie. Both men fall in love with the same woman, Leoncia Solano, and the three set off together to find the treasure. By the way, Henry is wanted for murder, and an inordinate amount of time is spent freeing him from the authorities. Not until chapter 13 does the book finally become the sort of Indiana Jones-style adventure story that it purports to be. Eventually the treasure hunt runs its course, and in its final chapters the book devolves into a dull drama about stock trading.

If you were to summarize the action of each of the 29 chapters in two or three sentences, Hearts of Three might sound like an exciting book. Unfortunately, the narrative is horribly clogged up with pointless digressions, inane conversations, and London's questionable views on race. Each new character is introduced with a racial pedigree, then subsequently defined by the stereotype that accompanies that pedigree. More than one character laments that his bad fortune is the result of being punished by God for engaging in an interracial relationship. Of course, London makes it clear early on that Leoncia Solano is not really Spanish but adopted, thereby rendering it acceptable for the two Anglo Saxon heroes to woo her. Despite his fascination with race, his knowledge of Panamanian ethnography is a little sketchy. London uses the word "Maya" as a blanket term to encompass all Mesoamerican native peoples. One of the Mayan characters reads a quipu, or knotted string of cords, which was not a Mayan invention at all but rather an information transmittal device employed by the Inca.

London throws a lot of lowbrow slapstick humor into this book in an attempt to make it a crowd pleaser, yet he also wants to make it clear that he's an intellectual, so he has all the characters speak in flowery, poetic language, with literary references and Yoda-esque syntax. Hearts of Three is easily the worst London book I've ever read (though there are still a few out there I haven't touched yet). The only pleasure one derives from reading this novel is similar to that of witnessing a train wreck, or watching a horrible old movie that's "so bad it's good." Thankfully, this is one film concept that never made it to the silver screen.

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Don't buy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2017

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the font is way too small, very disappointed.

Dasha

Exactly what I wanted

Reviewed in Canada on November 27, 2016

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I bought this as a Christmas present for my parents, It arrived in great shape, and is a family favorite to pass around for a summer read.
The story of Hearts of Three has everything, from a love triangle, to a hidden treasure map it is an exciting read,

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Formatted so poorly it's barely readable

Reviewed in Canada on April 19, 2022

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By the time I started reading this it was too late to return it, but the publication is absolutely horrible. Punctuation in the wrong places, missing words or inserted words that don't belong etc.
Can't understand why Amazon would sell such a sub par product.

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