
De Ongelikte Beer - Door Jack London Geautoriseerde vertaling van Anna van Gogh-Kaulbach - A.W. Bruna & Zoon Uitgevers Mij. Utrecht
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Sam Stubener, a seasoned manager of prizefighters, wades through a flood of odd letters—threats, offers, even a razor made from a stripped skin—when one envelope from a forgotten post office in Siskiyou catches his eye. The missive claims to know a boxer who never saw the spotlight, a 22‑year‑old named Pat Glendon, who can deliver a punch twice as hard as any veteran’s. Intrigued and wary, Sam must decide whether this phantom champion is a hoax or the key to a new era in the ring.
The story pulls listeners into the gritty world of early twentieth‑century boxing, where promoters scramble for fame and fighters live by the swing of a glove. As Sam delves deeper, he confronts the legend of the “unfortunate boxer” whose name haunts every record book despite never having held a title. The mystery of Pat Glendon’s rise, the promise of a fortune, and the moral gamble of exploiting a talent that might be more myth than man keep the tension alive.
Language
nl
Duration
~3 hours (206K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/
Release date
May 3, 2008
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1876–1916
Best known for vivid adventure stories like The Call of the Wild and White Fang, this American writer turned rough experience into fast-moving fiction about survival, nature, and human will. His life was as restless as his stories, stretching from waterfront jobs and gold-rush travel to worldwide fame.
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