Jerry of the Islands
ISBN 978-1589635012 2002 edition | | |
| Followed by | Michael, Brother of Jerry | |
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Jerry of the Islands: A True Dog Story is a novel by American writer
Origin of the novel
In the preface, Jack London tells about the ship Minota on which he traveled and which wrecked in the Solomon Islands. Captain Kellar of Eugenie ship rescued Jack London after the shipwreck but later died by the hands of the cannibals. London mentions a letter that he received from C. M. Woodford, the Resident Commissioner of the British Solomons. In this letter, Woodford wrote about a punitive expedition on the neighboring island. The second aim of the operation was searching for the remains of Jack London's friends. During the voyage on Minota, Jack London and his wife found a dog aboard the ship, an Irish terrier named Peggy. The couple attached to Peggy so much that London's wife stole the dog after the wreck of the ship.
Plot
Jerry was born in
Jerry led a fairly quiet life until local sorcerer Agno decided to use the dog for a sacrifice. To overcome its taboo status, Agno arranged Jerry to attack a holy bird
Later, the village was destroyed by British as a part of punitive operation to retaliate for the loss of Arangi. Nalasu got killed; Jerry escaped and hid in the jungle. Having stayed there for a long time, Jerry began to look for people. Out in the beach, the dog saw a distant ship and plunged into the sea, thinking it is Arangi and hoping to see his beloved Captain Van Horn. The ship was the yacht Ariel traveling around the world. People on board noticed the dog and saved it.
One of the crewmen recognized the dog and announced that it is a dog of Mr. Haggin form Santa Isabel Island. Later, the yacht arrived at Tulagi harbor, where a commissioner who knew Mr. Haggin sent him a message. Mr. Haggin sailed to the island with dog Michael, who was the brother of Jerry. The brothers—Jerry and Michael—met each other just to be separated ten days later. Jerry stayed on the yacht Ariel with its owner, Villa, while Michael stayed on the island. They met each other once again several years later in California.[2]
References
- ^ "Jerry of the Islands: A True Dog Story by Jack London". Goodreads. goodreads.com. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "JERRY OF THE ISLANDS New York, The Macmillan Company, 1917". Sonoma State University. london.sonoma.edu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
