The Scarlet Plague [Classic Tales Edition]

By: Jack London

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Twelve billionaires rule the United States, while those called freemen are forced to serve the rich. But that was 60 years ago, before the Scarlet Plague. In this post-apocalyptic novella, a ragged and tattered old man tells his progeny of what life was like before The Scarlet Plague appeared - and wiped out civilization as they knew it.

Public Domain (P)2016 B.J. Harrison

A view into the future

By all estimation this is a view into the future we don't ever want to see. I feels so realistic & worrisome

Interesting idea with some bumps

The overall concept of the book is good, but sometimes the story stalls which may be intentional because other characters in the story indicate that the narrator is droning on. Intentional or not, I found myself sometimes telling the narrator to hurry up which surprised me because I'm not generally an impatient reader/listener. Once the story was going, it was good. The narrator is inconsistent with their voice- It isn't a bad narration, but it also isn't the best.

Surprising and captivating

Really enjoyed Listening to the story. Very well told. Surprising and captivating. Jack London is an amazing writer. Timeless.

My favorite Jack, London book 

If there was a real plague, now, I would imagine it would happen. it’s cool Harvester takes place in the future from when you wrote it and it holds up pretty well. 



wonderful listen very relevant today!

amazing how this book reflects what could happen anytime with world leaders pandering to corporations

main character was a douche, story good though

The whole thing is basically an old man in a post apocalyptic world, telling the story of the apocalypse to his grandkids. I liked apocalypse base of the story a lot!

But the stuff the main character tells about his personal experiences of it are appalling. He is a really crappy person and I found it difficult to like him enough to finish the book. But it wasnt too expensive and still worth the listen since it's so short. A longer book and I don't think I could have put up with his crappy morals much longer.

Really good. Reader was excellent.

Enjoyed this book. Very timely during Covid19 scare. I say scare because it doesn't come close to being a pandemic like the one in this book. It seems the actors and news media wanted us to believe it was the End. But they are just trying to create social engineering. For you next listen I would recommend Bambi:A Life In The Woods By Felix Salten read by this Narrator. Be sure and read the Wiki description and you will see that Bambi had too much adult content for Disney. and for Hitler, who banned it. And while you are reading it think about NYC. Exodus movement of the people!

BJ Harrison really brings life to these old tales

Out of the mouths of babes will a new civilization begin. This story is about a man telling his grandson and two other boys about the Scarlet Plague, its beginnings, and the re-structuring of society as a result. The former richest leaders reduced to squalor and servitude. Formerly well-regarded men known previously as doctors becoming superstitious with the new change. The effects of the reduction in population of 8 billion down to a few hundred and its effects upon nature, including the un-domestication of the dog, the wild overgrowth of farmland, and farm animals themselves devouring each other without the structure once provided by man.

This is a very interesting story told by a good narrator. Jack London is an author I would definitely read more of.

a good story

good story well read a bit dissappointed when done.
i would like to go on with the tale.

Good story until it broke the 4th wall.

Narrator was great, story going along well until the author broke the 4th wall to make a point about language. That brought me completely out of the story. Got back in, but it took a while.