The Kempton-Wace Letters

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The Kempton-Wace Letters

by Jack London, Anna Strunsky Walling

EN·~4 hours·41 chapters

Chapters

41 total
1

JACK LONDON'S BOOKS

2:14
2

THE KEMPTON-WACE - LETTERS - BY - JACK LONDONANDANNA STRUNSKY

0:20
3

KEMPTON-WACE LETTERS - I - FROM DANE KEMPTON TO HERBERT WACE

2:51
4

II. FROM HERBERT WACE TO DANE KEMPTON

7:19
5

III. FROM DANE KEMPTON TO HERBERT WACE

5:11
6

IV. FROM HERBERT WACE TO DANE KEMPTON

7:28
7

V. FROM DANE KEMPTON TO HERBERT WACE

8:58
8

VI. FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME

4:26
9

VII. FROM HERBERT WACE TO DANE KEMPTON

4:28
10

VIII. FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME

8:42

Description

In this intimate epistolary work, two young souls trade candid letters that pulse with the restless energy of early‑twentieth‑century idealism. Dane Kempton writes with a blend of literary flair and raw emotion, celebrating love as a force that outweighs social convention, while Herbert Wace’s replies reveal a cautious, thoughtful counterpart wrestling with desire and duty. The correspondence is laced with references to art, philosophy, and the everyday rhythms of London life, offering listeners a vivid portrait of a relationship caught between personal yearning and the expectations of the age.

Beyond the romantic discourse, the letters hint at broader concerns—class, ambition, and the struggle to define one’s own destiny amid a rapidly modernizing world. The prose is at once lyrical and grounded, allowing the listener to feel the flutter of first love while sensing the undercurrents of societal change. As the exchange unfolds, the voice of each writer becomes a mirror for the other, inviting audiences to experience the timeless dance of confession, hope, and self‑discovery.

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en

Duration

~4 hours (257K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Curtis Weyant, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2010-02-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

Jack London

Jack London

1876–1916

Adventure, hardship, and restless curiosity run through these stories from one of America’s most widely read early twentieth-century writers. Best known for The Call of the Wild and White Fang, he turned a short, intense life into fiction that still feels vivid and direct.

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Anna Strunsky Walling

Anna Strunsky Walling

1879–1964

A Russian-born American novelist, journalist, and activist, she brought the energy of reform politics into her fiction and nonfiction. Her life moved through labor struggles, women's causes, and early civil rights work, giving her writing a strong sense of the world she wanted to change.

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