The Jack London Library

In which Martin Eden wrestles with the hollowness of his newfound fame and the inauthenticity of others’ affections, confronting Ruth’s fraught return and her bourgeois compromises with a detached, we...

5 Jun 31min

In which Martin Eden navigates the perplexing transformation of his social standing, receiving dinner invitations from erstwhile detractors and admirers alike, all too aware that their newfound regard...

4 Jun 18min

In which Martin Eden receives the triumph of his first book's publication and begins to feel a wistful detachment from its success, while his fortunes rise with the ensuing acclaim, wealth, and social...

3 Jun 22min

In which Martin Eden, weary from solitude and estrangement, revisits his working-class roots at a lively bricklayers’ picnic, where he re-encounters the faithful Lizzie and reckons with the gulf betwe...

2 Jun 23min

In which Martin Eden drifts listlessly through days of rest and reflection, observing with sombre detachment the literary world’s merciless treatment of Brissenden’s work and wrestling with the hollow...

1 Jun 16min

In which Martin Eden confronts the desolation of lost love and the void left by a cherished friend’s death, all while wrestling with the completion of his own work amidst a life that feels increasingl...

31 Mai 15min

In which the young Martin Eden finds himself maligned and misrepresented by an eager cub reporter, stirring discord among his family and social circle, much to his quiet indignation and Brissenden’s w...

30 Mai 17min

In which Martin Eden is drawn into a fiery debate at a socialist meeting, confronting the fervent beliefs of the working-class crowd with his stark views on biology and social order, while his compani...

29 Mai 11min