“John Barleycorn Must Die”: addiction attributions in Jack London’s “Alcoholic Memoirs”
Ad A. Kaptein Barend W. Florijn Pim B. van der Meer Leiden, the Netherlands L’Arlésienne (portret van Madame Ginoux). Vincent Van Gogh. 1890. Kröller-Müller Museum. A thousand words every morning—with iron discipline, Jack London adhered to his writing routine. Later in the day, he would turn to John Barleycorn: beer, wine, whisky, and brandy. […]