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A Chinese London connection.(Zhang Bao and Jessie London, possible relative of Jack London)(Interview)

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From: ANQ
Date: 19970101
Author:LeMaster, J.R.

A 91-year old Chinese Communist man recalls his time in the United States and his friendship with a Jessie London, who claimed to be the writer Jack London's niece. Jessie was a Communist Party activist in New York, NY and shared her apartment with the man for three months. Further research indicates that the woman could have been Jack London's stepniece or some other possible relation. She also could have been an impostor, as many people claimed to be relatives of Jack London due to his fame.

For years I heard rumors concerning a Jack London connection in Peking--stories of a nephew, the ...

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