Jack London
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Series
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English
Description
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London, is one of America's best-known novels. In his Reader's Companion to this new edition, Daniel Dyer provides a wealth of annotations explaining the book's many "sourdough" expressions and geographical references in order to help the modern reader see what London saw. Dyer also identifies characters in the novel - human and canine alike - whom London had known, and he spices his annotations with Northern lore and...
2) White Fang
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Language
English
Description
Follows the half dog, half wolf, White Fang, as he is forced to endure a series of harsh environments that turn him from youthful innocence to mad-dog cruelty.
3) The sea-wolf
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Language
English
Description
A thrilling epic of a sea voyage and a complex novel of ideas. The Sea Wolf is a standard-bearer of its genre. The vivid story of a gentleman scholar's rescue and subsequent ordeal at the hands of a hunting schooner's brutal captain and devious crew. It remains one of Jack London's finest achievements.
Author
Language
English
Description
Commonly considered to be Jack London's tour de force, The Call of the Wild tells the story of Buck, a domesticated dog ripped from a comfortable life when he is stolen from his home on a California ranch. Sold to a pair of men in Canada, Buck is trained as a sled dog in cold wilderness of the Klondike region. However, Buck's ordeal has only begun, as he is forced to learn how to overcome both in the brutal conditions and as the primal social facets...
6) Martin Eden
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Publisher
Penguin Books
Publication Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the story of Martin Eden, a young seaman struggling to obtain social and intellectual recognition as a writer.
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Publication Date
1950.
Language
English
Description
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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Series
Language
English
Description
The call of the wild: The adventures of an unusual dog, part Saint Bernard and part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Whtie Fang: The adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and who eventually makes his peace with man. The sea wolf: A deranged and abusive sea captain perpetrates a shipboard atmosphere of increasing violence that ultimately...
Author
Publisher
The Sun dial press
Publication Date
©1945.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to another title in the Best Short Stories Collection. This time, we focus on Jack London, one of the greatest names in American literature. Jack London had a brief existence, but he lived it intensely and wrote about what he experienced. Perhaps this is why his stories are so vivid and thrilling, invariably drawing the reader into every moment and every adventure. In this exquisite selection of eleven of his best short stories, including...
10) Klondike tales
Author
Series
Publisher
Modern Library
Publication Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Presents twenty-three of Jack London's wilderness tales, which grew from his experiences during the Klondike gold rush, and includes maps and text notes.
13) Novels & stories
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Series
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States
Publication Date
[1982]
Language
English
Description
This Library of America volume of Jack Londons best-known work is filled with thrilling action, an intuitive feeling for animal life, and a sense of justice that often works itself out through violence.
Author
Series
Publisher
Courage Books
Publication Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
Contains twelve selections by turn-of-the-century American author Jack London, including the novel "The Call of the Wild"; the short story collection "The Son of the Wolf"; and two additional tales; and includes an essay about London by Carl Sandburg.




