Jack London was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first writers to become a worldwide celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.This selection specially chosen by the literary critic August Nemo, contains the following stories:The Law of LifeTo Build a FireThat SpotAll Gold CanyonAn Odyssey of the NorthA Piece of SteakLost Face
The Best Short Stories of Jack London
Five exciting tales that epitomize Jack London's mastery of the adventure story: "The White Silence," "In a Far Country," "An Odyssey of the North," "The Seed of McCoy," and "The Mexican." Publisher's Note.
A selection of London's short stories includes adventure, comedy, social satire, and tall tales
The Western Writers of America, formed in 1952, has cited many fine western writers, including Ernest Haycox (1899–1950); W.M. Raine (1871–1954), a former Arizona ranger who wrote more than 80 western novels; and B.M. Bower (1871–1940), ...
Tells of human encounters with nature in the brutal world of the Pacific in the early 1900's.
Fifty degrees below zero stood for a bite of frost that hurt and that must be guarded against by the use of mittens, ear flaps, warm moccasins, and thick socks. Fifty degrees below zero was to him just precisely fifty degrees below zero ...
"Story of a Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan", "The White Silence", "To The Man On Trail", "In a Far Country", "An Odyssey of the North", "Semper Idem", "The Law...
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A CLASSIC OF THE SEA ,42. A WICKED WOMAN , 43. THE BIRTH MARK BOOK SIX THE RED ONE 44. THE RED ONE ,45. THE HUSSY ,46. LIKE ARGUS OF THE ANCIENT TIMES 47. THE PRINCESS BOOK SEVEN DUTCH COURAGE AND OTHER STORIES PREFACE 48.
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