The_People_of_the_Abyss

作者：Jack London

播音：Peter Yearsley

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JackLondonlivedforatimewithinthegrimandgrimyworldoftheEastEndofLondon,wherehalfamillionpeoplescrapedtogetherhardlyenoughonwhichtosurvive.Eveniftheywereabletowork,theywerepaidonlyenoughtoallowthemapitifulexistence.Hegrewtoknowandempathisewiththeseforgotten(orignored)peopleashespokewiththemandtastedtheworkhouse,lifeonthestreets,…andthefood,whichwascheap,barelynutritious,andfoul.Hewritesabouthisexperiencesinafluidandnarrativestyle,makingitveryclearwhathethinksofthesocialstructureswhichcreatedtheAbyss,andofthemillionaireswholivehighonthelaboursofapeopleforcedtoliveinsqualor.“…Thefoodthismanagingclasseats,thewineitdrinks,…thefineclothesitwears,arechallengedbyeightmillionmouthswhichhaveneverhadenoughtofillthem,andbytwiceeightmillionbodieswhichhaveneverbeensufficientlyclothedandhoused.”