The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London. The plot concerns a previously domesticated and even somewhat pampered dog named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series of events finds him serving as a sled dog in th...
An initiation story concerning the taming of a wild dog in the Klondike.
Chronicles the voyages of a ship run by the ruthless Wolf Larsen, among the greatest of London's characters, and spokesman for an extreme individualism London intended to critique.
A triangle romance provides the basis for a questioning of the meaning of masculinity, as well as an examination of agribusiness in California.
Jack London said of this novel: "It is all sex from start to finish -- in which no sexual adventure is...
Tales of London's days as a hobo.
Croc-Blanc (1906) est un roman de l'écrivain américain Jack London. Le titre original est White Fang.
L'histoire commence avant la naissance de Croc-Blanc, un chien loup. Le roman suit la meute d'où il vient et ses premières semaines de vie sauvag...
The Iron Heel is a dystopian novel by American writer Jack London, first published in 1908.
Generally considered to be "the earliest of the modern Dystopian," it chronicles the rise of an oligarchic tyranny in the United States. It is arguably th...
Une étonnante nouvelle d'anticipation politique écrite en 1910.
Darker Pacific tales, including "Mauki" and "The Terrible Solomans."
This novella explores life following a devastating plague that wipes out most of humanity.
On the eve of their wedding, twenty-year-old Jack Fleming arranges a secret ringside seat for his sweetheart to view her only rival: the "game." Through Genevieve's apprehensive eyes, we watch the prizefight that pits her fair young lover, "the Pr...
London's first novel introduces the strong, independent, well-educated heroine that would run through much of his work.
Jack London gained his first and most lasting fame as the author of tales of the Klondike gold rush. This, his first collection of stories, draws on his experience in the Yukon. The stories tell of gambles won and lost, of endurance and sacrifice,...
A young man in modern America is terrorized by visions of an earlier, primitive life. Across the enormous chasm of thousands of centuries, his consciousness has become entwined with that of Big-Tooth, an ancestor living at the dawn of humanity. Bi...
This outstanding collection includes "The Apostate," "Just Meat," "A Piece of Steak," and "Chinago."
A number of lesser-known South Pacific tales.
The best Hawaii stories, and among London's best stories overall, including "Shin Bones" and "The Water Baby."
Martin Eden (1909) is a novel by American author Jack London, about a struggling young writer.
This book is a favorite among writers, who relate to Martin Eden's speculation that when he mailed off a manuscript, 'there was no human editor at the ...
Stories set on the San Francisco Bay of London's youth, including "A Raid on the Oyster Pirates."
A tale of the Klondike Goldrush and the corrupting influence of high stakes capitalism.
Features the haunting title novella, well worth comparing to Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness."
Located in the Solomon Islands, this devastating portrayal of copra plantation slavery has scholars arguing whether London was criticizing the racism of the colonialists or approving of it. (From http://london.sonoma.edu/)
The novel Valley of the Moon is a story of a working-class couple, Billy and Saxon Roberts, struggling laborers in Oakland at the Turn-of-the-Century, who left the city life behind and searched Central and Northern California for a suitable farmla...
Originally intended as a film scenario, this plot is an improbably adventure story that can't help but bring to mind the "Lost Ark" films of decades later!
A collection of very early stories published posthumously, with a preface by his wife Charmian.
Includes "The Dream of Debs," "South of the Slot," and "The Unparalleled Invasion."
A minor collection that includes the amazing "Told in the Drooling Ward."
The great transmigration novel inspired by the experiences of an ex-prisoner's acount of coping with "the Jacket," a form of torture at San Quentin. London was a lifelong supporter of humane prison practices.
Jerry is a dog whose experiences reflect the cruelty and racism of colonial Melanesia.
Written during a time of tragedy, this novel of sea life fails in either its story or doctrinaire intentions.
A prize fighter faces the corruption of civilization and finds redemption in the wilds of California.
A varied collection including "War," "The Mexican," and "To Kill a Man."
This story of brutality toward animals inspired a movement known as the Jack London Clubs, which were devoted to the cause of animal welfare and humane treatment.
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