London: Novels and Stories
Jack London
(Author)
Description
Thrilling action, an intuitive feeling for animal life, a sense of justice that often works itself out through violence: these are the qualities that made Jack London phenomenally popular in his own day and continue to make him, at home and abroad, one of the most widely read of all American writers. "The Call of the Wild," perhaps the best novel ever written about animals, traces a dog's education for survival in the ways of the wolf pack. "White Fang, " in which a wolf-dog becomes domesticated out of love for a man, is an unforgettable portrayal of a world of "hunting and being hunted, eating and being eaten, all in blindness and confusion." In "The Sea-Wolf, " the primitive takes human form in the ruthless, indomitable Wolf Larsen, captain of a crew of outcasts on the lawless Alaskan seas. Set in the Klondike, California, Mexico, and the South Seas, the short stories collected here - many for the first time - show London as one of the great American storytellers.Product Details
Price
$40.00
$36.80
Publisher
Library of America
Publish Date
November 01, 1982
Pages
1021
Dimensions
5.24 X 1.29 X 8.16 inches | 1.44 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780940450059
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About the Author
John Griffith Jack London (1876-1916) is an American author, journalist, and social activist. Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, as well as the short stories To Build a Fire, An Odyssey of the North, and Love of Life.