In Jack London’s novel, Martin Eden personifies debates still raging over the role and purpose of education in American life

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Nick Romeo Aeon https://aeon.co/essays/jack-london-martin-eden-and-the-liberal-education-in-us-life As Jack London’s most autobiographical novel begins, its hero, a poor young sailor named Martin Eden, has just gotten into a brawl. Noticing a gang of drunken hoodlums about… Continue reading →