Before Adam

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Big-Tooth, a child of the tree people, lived his adventure-filled life in a remote geological age -- but it was the mind of a modern boy that recaptured those violent times when th e earth was very young and its people struggled for existence. "Before Adam is a novel by Jack London, serialized in 1906 and 1907 in Everybody's Magazine. It is the story of a boy who dreams he lives the life of an early hominid Australopithecine. The story offers an early view of human evolution. The majority of the story is told through the eyes of the boy's hominid alter ego, one of the Cave People. In addition to the Cave People, there are the more advanced Fire People, and the more animal-like Tree People. Other characters include the hominid's father, a love interest, and Red-Eyes, a fierce being that rules the Cave People. A sabre-cat also plays a role in the story. Show more