Jack London
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Born into poverty in San Francisco in 1876, Jack London is one of the most well-known and beloved of all American authors, as well as one of the first Americans to become world famous and wealthy from his literary career. London lived a colorful and adventurous life as a young man, working as a sailor and then living as a hobo, all before starting high school. First published in 1915 "The Star Rover" also published as "The Jacket" is the tale of Darrell...
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It was so cold that his spit froze in the air before it hit the ground. He was so far above the Artic Circle that the sun never rose. Seventy below zero, and there was nothing but whiteness in every direction: ice and snow. No trees, no houses, no wood, no warmth.
He had only a few matches and a handful of frozen fingers. And yet, to survive, he had to build a fire...
Jack London's tales of adventure were unsurpassed because London was there. From...
3) Martin Eden
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Martin Eden (1909) is a novel by American writer Jack London. The book follows the tradition of the Künstlerroman, a narrative that traces the life and development of an artist, to tell the story of a young man not unlike London himself. Part fiction, part autobiography, Martin Eden examines the consequences of dreams and achievements, successes and failures, for a young artist struggling with fame. The novel is heavily influenced by London's socialist...
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Jack London was born into abject poverty in the slums of San Francisco during the winter of 1876. His writing was to reflect the hard life he lived, perpetually chronicling men facing the wild as he did throughout his life. After his eighth grade year, poverty forced London to leave school. This did not stop him, as he furthered his literary knowledge and skill at the Oakland Public Library, borrowing books and educating himself. London faced great...
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Jack London escribe esta historia como una obra complementaria y, a su vez, como un reflejo de la llamada de «lo salvaje», en la cual Buck, el perro protagonista, descubre y emplea sus instintos más primitivos para sobrevivir a su secuestro y posterior vida en el bosque. En contraste, Colmillo Blanco, el lobo híbrido cuyo nombre titula esta novela, nacido en las agrestes y gélidas tierras del Klondike, deberá soportar el frío, el hambre y a...
6) Smoke Bellew
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From the author of the classic novel Call of the Wild, Jack London's Smoke Bellew features a vivacious depiction of a gold rush adventure. Christopher Bellew, more commonly known as Kit, lives a comfortable life in San Francisco. He writes daily for a paper and his inherited wealth promises to keep him well-off for a long while. Still, Kit cannot help but feel complacent. As a young man, he has not completely figured out what he really wants in life....
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First published in 1917, "The Human Drift" is a collection of essays and short sketches by Jack London, also including a number of plays and his introduction to Richard Henry Dana's "Two Years Before the Mast". The titular essay, "The Human Drift", explores humankind's spread across the continents throughout history and the predicted results and eventual end of this 'drift'.
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Living in sunny California, 'Brown Wolf', the dog-wolf is feeling the call of the wild nature of the desolate and frigid North. Neither the affection that surrounds him, nor the good living conditions can make him overcome his innermost desire to go back to his roots...
9) Before Adam
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"A young California man is plagued with nightmares of a primitive world. In his dreams he is Big-Tooth, one of the 'Folk' who compete with the Fire People and Tree People for survival in an inhospitable wilderness. Gradually he comes to realize that his mind has become linked to the psyche of his prehistoric ancestor, and that Big-Tooth's struggles are at the core of his own humanity"--Back cover.
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Jack London was one of the most notable authors of his time, and this collection showcases some of the most popular short stories that he penned. Filled with reflections on the human condition, our interactions with wilderness, and the chance of underlying magic that surrounds us all, these short stories offer a brief respite from the bustling world around us. This collection of short stories contains A Thousand Deaths, An Odyssey of the North, A...
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This collection of tales set in the Hawaiian islands, published in 1912, contains some of London's most popular stories, including "The House of Pride," "Koloau the Leper" and "The Sheriff of Kona." London's love for Hawaii and its people, as well as his first-hand knowledge of the islands and their history, informs these tales.
12) South Sea Tales
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Featuring eight works of short fiction, South Sea Tales by Jack London is an adventurous collection with a nautical theme. With settings on islands or ships, South Sea Tales tell the exciting, but often heartbreaking tales of violence, colonialism, and racism. The House of Mapuhi follows the son of a trading magnate, who travels from island to island buying valuable items for his mother's business. When he learns of a brilliant pearl owned by one...
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Outside the ruins of San Francisco, a former UC Berkeley professor of literature recounts the chilling sequence of events, which led to his current lowly state - a gruesome pandemic which killed nearly every living soul on the planet, in a matter of days. Modern civilization tottered and fell, and a new race of barbarians - the western world's brutalized workers - assumed power everywhere. Over the space of a few decades, all learning has been lost....
14) Croc-Blanc
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Extrait: "De chaque cté du fleuve glacé, l'immense forêt de sapins s'allongeait, sombre et comme menaçante. Les arbres, débarrassés par un vent récent de leur blanc manteau de givre, semblaient s'accouder les uns sur les autres, noirs et fatidiques dans le jour qui pâlissait."
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Love of Life and Other Stories (1906) is a collection of short stories by American writer Jack London. Containing eight stories by the author, a master of literary Naturalism and an experienced outdoorsman and adventurer, Love of Life and Other Stories explores the experience of humanity on the edge of civilization. Set mostly in Canada and Alaska, these stories follow characters for whom survival is a constant struggle, for whom death is as familiar...
16) To Build A Fire
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The classic short story, To Build a Fire, by American author Jack London, is brought to life in ways he probably never imagined when it was published in 1908. The subtle blending of narration and music create a vivid image of the "Man" and his "Wolf Dog" as they set out on foot along the Yukon in temperatures colder than –50 F. With plans to meet his friends at a logging camp by 6:00pm, the Man finds himself pitted in a life and death struggle with...
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Fonolibro se enorgullece en presentar el nuevo audiolibro de Jack London que se titula, LA PESTE ESCARLATA. Han pasado seis décadas desde que una epidemia incontrolable "?el bacilo de la Peste Escarlata"? acabó con la mayor parte de la población mundial.
Corre el año 2073" ... James Howard Smith, el último superviviente de la pandemia que estalló en el 2013 y, quien era entonces un joven profesor de literatura, intenta al final de su vida transmitir...
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"The Abysmal Brute" is a novel by American writer Jack London, first published in book form in 1913. It is a short novel, and could be regarded as a novelette. In the story, a successful boxer, who was brought up in a log cabin and knows little of the real world, begins to realize the corrupt practices in the game of boxing.
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Jack London was a writer, but more than that, he was an adventurer who wrote about his adventures. Growing up working class in San Francisco, London diligently scrounged out a life riding trains, pirating oysters, working on a sealing ship, and working at a cannery, all the while using his free time to hole up in libraries reading novels and travel books. A harrowing voyage aboard a sealing ship, where he and the crew were almost killed by a typhoon,...
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During the last few years of his short life London travelled around the Pacific islands, recording stories to be compiled in this collection. The stories skirt the line between fiction and non-fiction, illustrating the lush beauty of the Hawaiian Islands through London's characteristically evocative and dramatic style. These stories are viewed by some as London's finest writing.