1908 · 352 min read · 88,000 words
by Jack London
Jack London wrote this in 1908 and predicted fascism before the word existed. He described the mechanics of how oligarchs co-opt democratic institutions, weaponize nationalism, and destroy the middle class to maintain power. It reads less like a novel and more like a playbook someone is following.
This text is in the public domain in the United States. Source: Project Gutenberg.
