The Scarlet Plague
★ 3.9 avg
140 votes
About this book
It is the year 2072, sixty years on from the scarlet plague that decimated the earth's population. As one of the few who knew life before the plague, James Howard Smith tries to impart what he knows to his grandsons while he still can. Jack London's visionary post-apocalyptic novel The Scarlet Plague was written in 1912.
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 140 readers · 60 pages · ≈ 1 h 07 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read The Scarlet Plague?
About ≈ 1 h 07 m — 60 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Scarlet Plague?
60 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Scarlet Plague?
It sits on the Science Fiction, Fiction shelves.
Is The Scarlet Plague in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Who wrote The Scarlet Plague?
Jack London.
Where can I read The Scarlet Plague online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library