The Red One
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"The Red One" is a short story by Jack London
. It was first published in the October 1918 issue of Cosmopolitan
, two years after London's death. The story was reprinted in the same year by MacMillan
, in a collection of London's stories of the same name.
"The Red One" describes a white man who lies dying on a South Pacific island inhabited by savages. The man discovers an enormous sphere, of extraterrestrial origin and unknown purpose, which the islanders worship.
The story is an early example of science fiction
. It is included in James Gunn's The Road to Science Fiction, Volume 2: From Wells to Heinlein
.
The US copyright on "The Red One" has expired, and the story is available on Project Gutenberg
.
Jack London
John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
. It was first published in the October 1918 issue of Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
, two years after London's death. The story was reprinted in the same year by MacMillan
Macmillan Publishers (United States)
Macmillan Publishers USA, also known as Macmillan Publishing, is a privately held American publishing company owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than 30 others....
, in a collection of London's stories of the same name.
"The Red One" describes a white man who lies dying on a South Pacific island inhabited by savages. The man discovers an enormous sphere, of extraterrestrial origin and unknown purpose, which the islanders worship.
The story is an early example of science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
. It is included in James Gunn's The Road to Science Fiction, Volume 2: From Wells to Heinlein
The Road to Science Fiction
The Road to Science Fiction is a series of science fiction anthologies edited by American science fiction author, scholar and editor James Gunn. Written for use in the classroom to teach the evolution of science fiction literature, the series is now available as mass market publications.The...
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The US copyright on "The Red One" has expired, and the story is available on Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks". Founded in 1971 by Michael S. Hart, it is the oldest digital library. Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of public domain books...
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