London, Jack

Cultural  

1. An American writer whose best-known adventure novels are based on his experiences during the Klondike gold rush. His early works, including The Call of the Wild and White Fang, made him the most widely read author of the time. Unable to repeat his earlier success, he died of a drug overdose in 1916 at the age of forty.

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Example Sentences

She organized a 16-day mystery reader’s tour of the United Kingdom, with sites of interest that included the Tower of London, Jack the Ripper’s London neighborhood and the London docks.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2023

WIMBLEDON, England — Last November in London, Jack Sock beat two top-five players to reach the semifinals of the ATP Finals, a tournament for which only the top eight men qualify.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2018

And after reaching London, Jack began to write letters home pretty regularly, for that time,—always gay, airy, and sanguine.

From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Holt, Emily Sarah

Although you have been in London, Jack, much longer than you wished it, you are wholly ignorant, of course, in matters of state, and the public weal.'

From Lorna Doone; a Romance of Exmoor by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

Upon arriving in London Jack stayed for a few days with his friend Graham, whose family lived there.

From The Bravest of the Brave — or, with Peterborough in Spain by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)