Jack London 
The Mutiny of the Elsinore (Annotated) 

• This edition includes the following editor’s introduction: Jack London, an infinite passion for adventure that drove all his work

First published in 1914, ‘The Mutiny of the Elsinore’ is a maritime adventure novel by American author Jack London partially based on his voyage around Cape Horn on the
Dirigo in 1912. The novel has been adapted into films three times.



‘The Mutiny of the Elsinore’ narrates the story of John Pathurst, a rich and famous author suffering from depression and ennui who has lost his taste for life. New York, fame, women, and the arts have all become tedious. Searching for excitement, he books passage on a cargo vessel sailing from Baltimore to Seattle on a route that travels around the treacherous Cape Horn. Pathurst encounters more than he ever expected in rough seas, turbulent storms, and a mutinous crew. His epic struggles aboard the sailing ship Elsinore have given him a new love for life, but will he survive to profit from it?