The Red One - 9781542847933

The story is told from the perspective of a scientist called Bassett, who is on an expedition in the jungle of Guadalcanal to collect butterflies. The "Red One" of the title refers to a giant red sphere, of apparently extraterrestrial origin, that the headhunting natives worship as their god and to which they perform human sacrifices. Bassett becomes obsessed with the Red One and in the end is sacrificed himself.

• | Author: Jack London
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Jan 30, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 98 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1542847931
• | ISBN-13: 9781542847933