Talk:John Barleycorn (novel)

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This here new article[edit]

I was looking up the origin of pink elephants and found that the earliest reference was to this novel by Jack London. However the link took me to the article about the folksong whence London got the name and London's connection is buried deep down. I reckon the novel merits an article of its own. Hence this. Stroika 14:02, 31 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

English as a First Language?[edit]

The strange style here makes is seem like this was translated or at least written by someone with poor command of English. This needs a rewrite. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.189.66.194 (talk) 14:15, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Seconded: especially this part: "Alcohol was, during his period, not recognized as it is in the post-2000 period." Saloons & bars didn't know their product until Y2K? Or alcoholism was not recognized as a disorder? 73.50.97.68 (talk) 03:22, 16 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Alcohol Section[edit]

I do not believe any major breakthroughs in our understanding of alcohol addiction were made in or around the year 2000. Additionally, "It remains an important and enduring milestone of his authorial career and of many of the writers of his period, ... " requires pronoun clarification. "It" seems to be referring to one of either alcohol or the book, but it is not clear which. Whatever the claim, is it the subject of original research or are there references to this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.134.236.202 (talk) 02:02, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Why is the book considered fiction?[edit]

Everything in it seems to be exactly what happened to Jack London. Of the folks whose names I know, he didn't even change those. Why is this not an autobiography rather than an autobiographical novel?