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Jack London, whose name at birth was John Griffith Chaney, was born “south of the slot” on Market Street in San Francisco, California, on January 12, 1876. It is believed that he is the illegitimate son of William Chaney, an itinerant astrologer and journalist, who deserted Jack’s mother, Flora, a spiritualist, before he was born. Flora married John London, a Civil War veteran who had recently moved to San Francisco, eight months after Jack was born. Jack did not learn the true circumstances of his birth until he was in his early twenties. ... Jack had been plagued for years by a vast number of health problems, including stomach disturbances and failing kidneys. ...
Jack had two stepsisters Eliza and Ida, John Londons daughters from a previous marriage In 1878 Jack and his stepsister Eliza both suffered near-fatal attacks of diphtheria. To escape the growing epidemic, the London family moved from San Francisco to Oakland. ... Where Jack worked as a newsboy. ... Jack had little formal schooling.
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