Jack London

“ I shall knock around a great deal
in out-of-the-way places, and shall see ways of living undreamed of by your readers.
In addition to home-life in general, a number of topics occur to me, which I present for your consideration. If you don't like any of them, let me know. Here they are: Domestic
problems; social structures; problems of living; cost of living, compared with same in United
States; education; opportunities for advancement; general tone of peoples, culture, morals,
religion, etc.; how they amuse themselves; the marriage and divorce problems; housekeeping ”

“ A writer is no more infallible xx than an editor whne it comes to
hitting the bulls-eye.
After Hawaii we sail for the Marquesas. Expect to fool around a lot in the South Seas. I 'm sure we 'll take in the pearl-fishing. (I 'll wager I 'll be able to give your
readers some new wrinkles in the cooking of fish, meat and vegetables) . Then we 're sure to
go to Samoa, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Australia. There 's a field in itself for you!
I 'm sure we 'll do the Philippines, and I 'm equally sure you 'll be interested in them. Then there 's Japan, and the women and children of Japan. ”

“ Now I would n't write such an adventure for "The Woman's Home Companion," but
you can bet I saw more in one night of the real human life of Spezzio than could a whole gen-
eration of tourists.
As you know, the SNARK is a small craft. She is forty-five feet long on the water- line, and at sea is to be propelled solely by wind. Yet she is equipped with a seventy
horse-power engine. When we strike the land, out go the masts, on goes the engine, and away
we go up into the land. For instance, we plan to go up the Seine to Paris ”