Burning Daylight

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Burning Daylight
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AuthorJack London
Publisher Macmillan Publishers (United States)
Publication date
1910

Burning Daylight is a novel by Jack London, published in 1910, one of the best-selling books of that year [1] and London's best-selling book in his lifetime. [2] The novel has been adapted for film.

Contents

Plot

The first part of the novel [3] takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893 and in Alaska. [4] The second part of the novel takes place in San Francisco and the San Francisco Bay Area. [4] "Burning Daylight", the main character, is partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur "Borax" Smith, [5] but named for Elam Harnish (1866-1941). [6]

Distribution

In 1910, the New York Herald published the novel serially, later that year, Macmillan published the novel as a book. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Etymology

Shakespeare uses "burning daylight" in Romeo and Juliet and The Merry Wives of Windsor . [7]

American film adaptations

Canadian film adaptation

The film, set in New York City, shot entirely in and around Toronto, [13] starring Robert Knepper, [14] was produced [15] [16] and directed by Kazakhstani-Canadian [17] Sanzhar Sultanov. This version, based on two short stories and the novel, [18] concentrated on the second half of the book, " in Civilization". The film had a Jack London Foundation benefit preview screening on August 9, 2010 at the Sebastiani Theater in Jack London's late-life hometown of Sonoma, California. [19] [20]

USSR (Russia) film adaptation

Reception

Some critics see Burning Daylight not a novel but a series of short stories. [21]

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