Wanderer Among the Stars

A person cannot be subdued. The thirst for freedom cannot be destroyed. This is the main theme of the almost unknown modern domestic reader, but once extraordinarily popular science fiction novel by Jack London, whose hero, declared insane, actually possesses an astonishing gift – by an effort of will, he leaves his physical body and wanders through the most remote epochs and countries. He does not need a time machine – he is the time machine himself. The mortal flesh may languish behind bars – but does it matter if the mind and spirit are free?..