The Road is Jack London’s collection of stories from his life as a hobo. In this entertaining collection of tales and autobiographical essays, London relates every aspect of the hobo’s life — from catching a train to cadging a meal. The wealth of experiences and the necessity of having to lie for a living brought depth London’s subsequent stories. In ‘The Road, ‘ Jack London relates the tricks that hobos used to evade train crews, and reminisces about his travels with Kelly’s Army. Jack London later credited his story-telling skill to the hobo’s necessity of concocting tales to coax meals from sympathetic strangers.
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The Road is Jack London’s collection of stories from his life as a hobo. In this entertaining collection of tales and autobiographical essays, London relates every aspect of the hobo’s life — from catching a train to cadging a meal. The wealth of experiences and the necessity of having to lie for a living brought depth London’s subsequent stories. In ‘The Road, ‘ Jack London relates the tricks that hobos used to evade train crews, and reminisces about his travels with Kelly’s Army. Jack London later credited his story-telling skill to the hobo’s necessity of concocting tales to coax meals from sympathetic strangers.