02206cam a22003373u 4500001000400000003000700004005001700011006000200028007000500030008004100035040001100076041001700087050000700104100002900111245001600140264005100156300004700207336002600254337002600280338003600306500007800342500003100420508003100451520120600482534004501688653002001733653003501753653002201788856004101810999001701851310UtSlPG20260610133030.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aLondon, Jack,d1876-191610aBefore Adam 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_Adam  aRelease date is 2008-06-29  aJohn Hamm and David Widger  a"Before Adam" by Jack London is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of evolution and ancestral memory through the lens of a unique narrator who experiences vivid dreams of a prehistoric existence. The protagonist, referred to as Big-Tooth, recounts his childhood among primitive ancestors, facing fears and adventures that take place in the wild during the Mid-Pleistocene epoch.  The opening of the novel introduces us to Big-Tooth, a child who grapples with nightmarish dreams filled with a profound sense of terror and longing for connection. He is different from his peers, as his dreams are populated by beings from a distant past, and he feels a strong disassociation between his waking life and his dream world. Through his memories, we meet other characters, such as his friend Lop-Ear and the ominous figure Red-Eye, whose violent presence contrasts with the camaraderie of the horde. Big-Tooth's narrative delves into his experiences of fear, discovery of nature, and the instinctual behaviors that define his existence, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the primitive struggles of humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFantasy fiction  aPrehistoric peoples -- Fiction  aDreams -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/310  c42438d42438