Books by Jack London

THE IRON HEEL By JACK LONDON - (Fine Print Edition)Publication date:1908

The Call of the Wild Jack London (1876 - 1916) The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. He becomes progressively feral in the harsh environment, where he is forced to fight to survive and dominate other dogs. By the end, he sheds the veneer of civilization, and relies on primordial instinct and learned experience to emerge as a leader in the wild. London spent almost a year in the Yukon collecting material for the book. The story was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post in the summer of 1903 and was published a month later in book form. The book

TALES OF THE KLONDYKE - (Fine Print Edition)The God of His FathersThe Great InterrogationWhich Make Men RememberSiwashThe Man with the GashJan, the UnrepentantGrit of WomenWhere the Trail ForksA Daughter of the AuroraAt the Rainbow's EndThe Scorn of Women

Large Print Edition - SHORT STORY COLLECTIONTHE GOD OF HIS FATHERSTHE GREAT INTERROGATIONWHICH MAKE MEN REMEMBERSIWASHTHE MAN WITH THE GASHJAN, THE UNREPENTANTGRIT OF WOMENWHERE THE TRAIL FORKSA DAUGHTER OF THE AURORAAT THE RAINBOW'S ENDTHE SCORN OF WOMENLOST FACETRUSTTO BUILD A FIREFLUSH OF GOLDTHE PASSING OF MARCUS O'BRIENTHE WIT OF PORPORTUKIN THE FORESTS OF THE NORTHTHE LAW OF LIFENAM-BOK THE UNVERACIOUSTHE MASTER OF MYSTERYTHE SUNLANDERSTHE SICKNESS OF LONE CHIEFKEESH, THE SON OF KEESHTHE DEATH OF LIGOUNLI WAN, THE FAIRTHE LEAGUE OF THE OLD MENTHE WHITE SILENCETHE SON OF THE WOLFTHE MEN OF FORTY MILEIN A FAR COUNTRYTO THE MAN ON TRAILTHE PRIESTLY PREROGATIVETHE WISDOM OF THE TRAILTHE WIFE OF A KINGAN ODYSSEY OF THE NORTHBROWN WOLFTHAT SPOTALL GOLD CANYONTHE STORY OF KEESHBALD-FACETHE NIGHT-BORN

THE PEOPLE OF THE ABYSS By JACK LONDON - (Fine Print Edition)

Revolution, and Other Essays, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Scorn of Women: A Play In Three Acts, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

"There was imperative need to be constantly alert, for these dogs and men were not town dogs and men. They were savages, all of them, who knew no law but the law of club and fang.". The Call of the Wild has endured over one hundred years as an unforgettable adventure story about a dog and his humans as they test the thin line between civilization and the wild. Immerse yourself in the sometimes heartfelt and sometimes brutal story of Buck as he goes from the life of a pampered pet to a new existence ruled by primal instinct. The action swiftly moves along from one exciting chapter to the next, keeping the pages turning to the end. Unabridged 1903 edition.Keynote Classics Featuring Introductory Key and wide margins for notations and comments.Get more from your reading experience, and remember, discuss, or write more confidently about classic literature. Keynote Classics¿ begin with an Introductory Key to the work with hints about what to look for to get a deeper understanding. Unlike other literature study guides, they contain no spoilers and don't give away themes, motifs, and symbols found in the novel. Instead, they point out general ideas and things to pay attention to that help you find your own interpretations. Brief historical context is also provided about the author and the time and place the novel was written to help gain important perspective.Teachers recommend that you read actively and engage with the text to help you draw on your own knowledge and experience to get more out of a novel. Keynote Classics¿ paperbacks provide more space in the margins for writing down thoughts, connections, and interpretations as you read.

The first anthology of short stories by Jack London, Lost Face tells seven stories about the Klondike gold rush. In ¿Lost Face,¿ the fur thief Subienkow faces gruesome torture and execution by a tribe of Indians, armed with only his wits. ¿Trust¿ is a story about the dangers of the Yukon River. Jack London¿s best known short story, ¿To Build a Fire,¿ tells the story of a nameless man and his dog attempting to survive in the frozen Northern Territory. In ¿That Spot,¿ the eponymous Spot is a very unusual Yukon sled dog. ¿Flush of Gold¿ is a love story set against the harsh backdrop of the Yukon. ¿The Passing of Marcus O¿Brien¿ deals the tale of the fair-but-tough Judge Marcus O¿Brien in the settlement of Red Cow. ¿The Wit of Porportuk¿ tells the tale of El-Soo and Porportuk, two Indians among the white settlers.

Der findes forløbere for science fiction-litteraturen helt tilbage til de gamle grækere. Men det er i perioden 1870-1920, at genren for alvor vinder udbredelse og udvikles af forfattere der ser at den passer til den nye tidsalder – en periode med voldsom udvikling indenfor videnskab og teknologi, men også indenfor samfundsforholdene.Den brede befolkning møder især teknologien gennem de mange nye opfindelser, der pludselig bliver en del af hverdagen for mange. Videnskaben som sådan er noget lidt mere fjernt, men tidens medier melder jævnligt om nye fantastiske gennembrud. De mange omvæltninger, både i dagligdagen og i verdensbilledet, giver anledning til litterær bearbejdning i såvel skrækscenarier som mere humoristiske historier. Hvem skulle fx have troet at mobiltelefonen første gang blev beskrevet i 1913, lydbøger i 1889 og fjernundervisning i 1899? I den mere alvorlige afdeling optræder bl.a. forestillinger om krig ved hjælp af klimavåben, terror ved hjælp af klodens energireserver og et uetisk eksperiment på indbyggerne i en belgisk landsby – sidstnævnte af ingen ringere end Jules Verne.Dette udvalg af historier om gale videnskabsmænd, fjollede opfindere og deres frembringelser bringer historier fra Storbritannien, USA, Australien, Frankrig, Tyskland, Østrig, Irland og Finland. Det viser at frygten for og forventningerne til den nye teknologi var vidt udbredte, uanset om de så blev behandlet alvorligt eller mere humoristisk.Indhold:Niels Dalgaard: Da science fiction blev moderneGustav Meyrink: Petroleum, petroleumGeorge Griffith: Det elektriske monopolJules Verne: Doktor OxClotilde Graves: Lady Clanbevans BabyCharles Howard Shinn: En opfinders dagbogEdward Page Mitchell: Den dygtigste mand i verdenHerbert C. Ridout: Det frosne LondonJack London: Skyggen og LynetFrank R. Stockton: En opløftende historieJerome K. Jerome: DansepartnerenGustav Hochstetter: StillevandringEdith Money Maturin: Vores automatiske lejlighedVilliers de l’Isle-Adam: Himmelsk reklameKurd Lasswitz: FjernskolenAxel Fogelholm: Hvordan man kan blive taget ved næsen i næste århundredeAndrew Barton Paterson: StøbejernskolportørenAlfred Capus: CyklopolisEdward Bellamy: Med lukkede øjneEllis Parker Butler: Et eksperiment med gyroskophatteGale videnskabsmænd og fjollede opfindere Efterord ved Niels DalgaardOm forfatterne

Released in 1911, When God Laughs, and Other Stories is the eleventh collection of short stories by Jack London. In contrast with most of his other work that had been released at the time, When God Laughs is set in Polynesia. The book consists of twelve short stories that range from humorous to shocking.

With dramatic and detailed first person narration, Jack London's Before Adam follows the dreams of a young boy who has a genetically imprinted memory and knowledge of an ancestor who lived in prehistoric times. Big Tooth is a pre-human ape and is the protagonist of the young boy's dreams. He lives in a tribe that rests in the middle of two extremes. In the surrounding area, there are tribes of differing levels of development. One is primitive and stays in the vast forest, while the more advanced group travels and uses tools. Big Tooth's group is somewhere in between, not quite advanced enough for tools and organization, but not so primitive that they cannot coexist with each other. While the young boy sleeps soundly and dreams, Big Tooth is being hunted by other humanoid apes and cyber tooth cats. Since his tribe hadn't developed a language yet, Big Tooth struggles to communicate his needs and to request help. Still, Big Tooth must make alliances, find love, get food, and avoid the dangers of the undeveloped world, all while the young boy tosses and turns in his comfortable bed and advanced society, dreaming of the origins of man. Featuring careful and detailed prose, Jack London merges the adventure genre with speculative fiction in his thought-provoking novel Before Adam. Through the portrayal of pre-human, ape-like characters, all with differing levels of development, London comments on early evolutionary theory and allows readers to imagine life in a pre-historic time. With the comparison of the young boy and Big Tooth, London creates a fascinating and unique perspective on human nature, simultaneously portraying Big Tooth with pure primitive needs and as a sympathetic, relatable character. Before Adam is often described as an under-rated addition to Jack London's literary canon. Though it does not portray destinations that can be reached modern day, like his other works, Before Adam allows audiences to adventure in a world before their own and ponder a time before society was established. This edition of Before Adam by Jack London is now available in an easy-to-read font and features a new, eye-catching cover design to cater to contemporary readers.