The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American writer Jack London. The book's protagonist, Humphrey van Weyden, is a literary critic who is a survivor of an ocean collision and who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him.
He is best remembered as the author of Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life.
The book's protagonist, Humphrey van Weyden, is a literary critic who is a survivor of an ocean collision and who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him.
The Sea Wolf tells the story of a soft, domesticated protagonist, in this novel's case an intellectual man named Humphrey van Weyden, forced to become tough and self-reliant by exposure to cruelty and brutality.
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of this classic novella that details the adventures of Humphrey Van Weyden aboard the IT>Ghost, a seal-hunting vessel, this stellar volume also features four of London's most renowned short stories.
Jack London is a masterful storyteller. London spent some time living in Germany while writing The Sea Wolf. Humphrey was a gentle intellectual boy who was forced through circumstance to toughen up and become self-reliant.
This volume also includes four of London's acclaimed short stories.
In The Sea Wolves, Lars Brownworth brings to life this extraordinary Norse world of epic poets, heroes, and travellers through the stories of the great Viking figures.
The young lovers see no hope of escape. In Voyage of the Sea Wolf, the continuing saga of Catherine's sea adventures, she and William are rescured from their island prison by the Sea Wolf, a pirate ship pursuing the Reprisal.
In the year 2514, the only thing more dangerous than the seas is those who sail them.
Young Ariel's curiosity and adventurous spirit helps her make a friend and prove that what you hear isn't always what you should believe in this tale created especially for younger readers.