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What if a pirate’s buried gold draws you out of comfort and into a rivalry of hearts?
Francis Morgan is young and wealthy, with an easy life and a name that carries a pirate’s shadow. The legend of the buccaneer Henry Morgan promises hidden gold. It pulls Francis toward a dangerous search, alongside another Henry Morgan, a man bound to him by family history.
In Hearts of Three, Jack London sends the treasure hunters through Caribbean ports and into the dense jungles of Central America. Small boats, physical hardship and narrow escapes keep the quest moving. Leoncia brings love and rivalry into the hunt, so buried riches are not the only thing that matters.
What you’ll discover
- A pirate’s lingering shadow Follow a treasure hunt built on the old rumor of Henry Morgan’s hidden gold.
- Comfort gives way to danger Watch Francis Morgan leave his easy life for a quest that tests him again and again.
- Love amid the peril Meet Leoncia, whose presence turns the search for riches into a story of romantic rivalry.
- Hot ports and dense forest Travel through Caribbean waters and Central American jungle, where the adventure brings real physical hardship.
- A tale that keeps moving Enjoy vivid scenes, sudden arrivals and cliffhangers that give this treasure hunt its headlong pace.
Who will love it
This book is for readers who love fast adventure, buried treasure, pirate songs, lookalike heroes, and love triangles under tropical skies. If you enjoy cliffhanger chapters, you will feel at home.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- An adventure serves another man's scheme
- A familiar face creates new danger
- Loyalty begins to carry a cost
- Ingenuity answers a rigged trial
- Mercy opens another path to treasure
- A lost valley demands a husband
- Honor matters when love divides friends
- The pirate song holds adventures together
- Wealth cannot replace faithful friends
Who’s who
- Francis MorganA wealthy, easygoing New Yorker who sails for Panama after pirate gold, and who discovers courage and loyalty he did not know he had.
- Henry MorganFrancis's lookalike cousin, living on a Caribbean islet in canvas pants, digging for Sir Henry's treasure and wrongly accused of murder.
- Leoncia SolanoA proud, quick tempered young woman of a hacienda family, engaged to Henry, who finds her heart pulled toward both cousins.
- Alvarez TorresA smooth, jealous Panamanian schemer, paid by Regan to delay Francis and secretly in love with Leoncia.
- Thomas ReganA New York stock operator called the Wolf of Wall Street, who hides a grudge against Francis's late father.
- Mariano Vercara è HijosThe cruel and corrupt Jefe Politico of San Antonio, who loves hangings, money, and his own sense of authority.
- The Lady Who DreamsA pale, blue eyed queen of a hidden valley, who sees visions in a golden bowl and longs to be loved.
- Yi PoonA plump, soft spoken Chinese dealer in secrets who sells what he knows to whoever pays best.
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Hearts of Three
by Jack London · 1920
Two lookalike cousins chase a pirate's gold through Panama while a Wall Street wolf hunts one of them.
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What would you do if a stranger kissed you on a jungle beach, pressed a tiny pistol into your ribs, and ordered you never to come back? That is how Francis Morgan, a rich and idle New Yorker, meets Leoncia in Hearts of Three.
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- 104,100 words
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- Medium longer sentences, everyday words
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- 1920by Jack London
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A rich loafer is lured toward pirate gold
The story opens in a New York mansion on Riverside Drive. Francis Morgan, heir to his father's millions, lounges in his library and worries only about getting soft. He tells nervous friends to hold on to their shares in Tampico Petroleum, a Mexican oil company that holds most of his fortune.
What he does not know is that Thomas Regan, an old partner of his father, is quietly buying those shares and spreading doubt. He pays a visitor named Alvarez Torres to tell Francis of the buried treasure of Sir Henry Morgan, the buccaneer ancestor, then pretends to scoff at the tale.
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London, Jack. Hearts of Three. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/hearts-of-three.
London, J. (2026). Hearts of three. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/hearts-of-three (Original work published 1920)
London, Jack. Hearts of Three. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/hearts-of-three.
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What is Hearts of Three about?
A rich New Yorker named Francis Morgan travels to Panama to hunt for Sir Henry Morgan's pirate treasure. He meets a lookalike cousin and a fiery young woman, and he is drawn into chases, trials, and a lost valley.
Who is Leoncia in Hearts of Three?
Leoncia is the daughter of the Solano family, engaged to Henry Morgan. She mistakes Francis for Henry on the beach, and she then finds herself deeply drawn to both cousins.
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It is a mountain court run by a blind old man in a cave. He reads a person's character by touch and pulse, and he settles hard cases with ordeals such as the Snake and the Bird.
The author
Jack London
1876–1916 · American novelist and journalist
Jack London (1876–1916) was an American author, journalist and social activist. He was born in San Francisco and lived in California. He wrote novels, short stories and essays. His novels include The Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea-Wolf (1904), White Fang (1906) and Martin Eden (1909). He died in California.
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