The Scarlet Plague

What happens when civilization itself is wiped away? The Scarlet Plague (1912), by Jack London, is a chilling post-apocalyptic novel that imagines the collapse of society after a devastating global pandemic. Set in the year 2073, decades after the "Scarlet Death" wiped out most of humanity, the story follows an aged survivor, once a university professor, as he recounts to his grandchildren t...