Martin Eden

"Martin Eden is the story of the author's early struggle to educate himself and succeed as a writer. He starts off as a sailor with a very basic education, and in 3 years has something published. He was less successful in marriage, though."
"London tells the story of Martin Eden, a young sailor who, through self-education and determination, rises out of poverty to passionately pursue a dream of literary and intellectual achievement. But soon he discovers a life of success is not what he hoped it would be."@en
"The semiautobiographical story of an impoverished seasman who pursues, obsessively and aggressively, dreams of education and literary fame."@en
"Martin Eden is the story of the author's early struggle to educate himself and succeed as a writer. He starts off as a sailor with a very basic education, and in 3 years has something published. He was less successful in marriage, though."
"Martin Eden is a writer who resembles [the author]. When Eden sent a manuscript off in the mail he thought there was no human editor at the other end. There must be a machine designed to take the papers out of one envelope and put them into another one and address it for return. This idea has made this novel a favorite with writers who can empathize with Eden. -Back cover."
"A fictional biography which details the hardships and experiences that shaped a life and a writer."