Cover of The Cruise of the Dazzler
Pirate Fiction

The Cruise of the Dazzler

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  • 1902 first published
  • 144 pages
  • 41 editions
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Jack London's The Cruise of the Dazzler (1902) is a pirate adventure novella. Much of the action takes place in San Francisco. Readers will find themes of pirates, sailors, teenagers and description and travel.

7 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 41 editions across 4 languages.

It runs to roughly 144 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace.

Opening line

“They ran across the shining sand, the Pacific thundering its long surge at their backs, and when they gained the roadway leaped upon bicycles and dived at faster pace into the green avenues of the park.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Pirates
  • Sailors
  • Teenagers
  • London, Jack,
  • Description and travel
  • Ocean travel
  • Travel
  • American Authors
  • Biography
  • Children's fiction
  • Sea stories
  • American fiction, Fictional works by one author

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Quick answers

Who wrote The Cruise of the Dazzler?

The Cruise of the Dazzler was written by Jack London and first published in 1902.

What genre is The Cruise of the Dazzler?

It is usually shelved as Pirate Fiction.

How long is The Cruise of the Dazzler?

The median edition has 144 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Cruise of the Dazzler?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Sea-Hawk, The Red Rover and Captain Singleton.

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