Preface

THE IRON HEEL
THE IRON HEEL &
JACK LONDON
GROSSET & DUNLAP Publishers : : New York
Copyricut, 1907, By JACK LONDON
CopyrIGHT, 1924 and 1934, By CHARMIAN LONDON
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Set up and electrotyped. Published February, 1908.
Reprinted March, September, 1908; January, 1909;
February, May, November, 1910; October, 1911;
February, September, 1913. Published with new In-
troduction, August, 1924. Reprinted February, 1932; March, 1934; March, 1937.
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At first, this Earth, a stage so gloomed with woe You almost sicken at the shifting of the scenes, And yet be patient. Our Playwright may show In some fifth act what this Wild Drama means.”
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CONTENTS
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