New Releases by Jack LONDON

" The Sea-Wolf" It''s an adventure novel with psychological undertones, considered by many to be his best work. The protagonist, Humphrey van Weyden, is a literary critic and survivor of a shipwreck who finds himself under the dominion of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescued him. The strong tension and emotion of the narrative revolve around Larsen aboard the ship "Ghost." "The Sea-Wolf" was published in 1904, the year following the publication of "The Call of the Wild," which had showcased the young writer Jack London''s talent, making him famous. The first edition of "The Sea-Wolf" sold out as soon as it hit the shelves, and its success continues to this day. It''s a "must-read," especially for readers who enjoy a good adventure.

In Jack London''s unabridged classic, "The Sea Wolf," readers are plunged into a visceral exploration of survival and existentialism set against the backdrop of the brutal North Pacific. The narrative follows Humphrey Van Weyden, a literary critic whose life takes a tumultuous turn after a ferry accident leads him to be rescued by the ruthless captain Wolf Larsen aboard the seal-hunting ship Ghost. Through London''s evocative prose, rich characterizations, and sharp philosophical dialogues, the novel not only examines the raw instincts of humanity but also critiques the social constructs of civilization and individualism, positioning itself firmly within the literary context of naturalism and existential thought prevalent in the early 20th century. Jack London, a pioneering American author, drew from his own experiences as a sailor, gold prospector, and social activist to craft this gripping tale. His encounters with the harsh realities of life at sea, alongside his philosophical musings on survival of the fittest and the often brutal nature of existence, significantly influenced the thematic depth of "The Sea Wolf." London''s life experiences vividly manifest in the character of Wolf Larsen, embodying the struggle between the animalistic drive and the intellectual soul. With its exhilarating narrative and profound thematic exploration, "The Sea Wolf" is a must-read for those interested in the complexities of human nature and morality. London''s masterful storytelling captures the imagination while inviting readers to ponder profound questions about strength, agency, and the true essence of civilization. This timeless classic is not only a thrilling adventure but also an intellectual journey that deserves a place on every bookshelf.

One of the pioneers of 20th century American literature, Jack London specialized in tales of adventure inspired by his own experiences. London was born in San Francisco in 1876. At 14, he quit school and became an "oyster pirate," robbing oyster beds to sell his booty to the bars and restaurants in Oakland. Later, he turned on his pirate associates and joined the local Fish Patrol, resulting in some hair-raising waterfront battles. Other youthful activities included sailing on a seal-hunting ship, traveling the United States as a railroad tramp, a jail term for vagrancy and a hazardous winter in the Klondike during the 1897 gold rush. Those experiences converted him to socialism, as he educated himself through prolific reading and began to write fiction. After a struggling apprenticeship, London hit literary paydirt by combining memories of his adventures with Darwinian and Spencerian evolutionary theory, the Nietzchean concept of the "superman" and a Kipling-influenced narrative style.

Jack London (1876-1916), was an American author and a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction. He was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing. London was self-educated. He taught himself in the public library, mainly just by reading books. In 1898, he began struggling seriously to break into print, a struggle memorably described in his novel, Martin Eden (1909). Jack London was fortunate in the timing of his writing career. He started just as new printing technologies enabled lower-cost production of magazines. This resulted in a boom in popular magazines aimed at a wide public, and a strong market for short fiction. In 1900, he made $2,500 in writing, the equivalent of about $75,000 today. His career was well under way. Among his famous works are: Children of the Frost (1902), The Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea Wolf (1904), The Game (1905), White Fang (1906), The Road (1907), Before Adam (1907), Adventure (1911), and The Scarlet Plague (1912).

As a young man in the summer of 1897, Jack London joined the Klondike gold rush. From that seminal experience emerged these gripping, inimitable wilderness tales, which have endured as some of London''s best and most defining work. With remarkable insight and unflinching realism, London describes the punishing adversity that awaited men in the brutal, frozen expanses of the Yukon, and the extreme tactics these adventurers and travelers adopted to survive. Including.. Unique Explanation About Author So Many Unique Illustrations Unique Opinion Bold Headlines Filled with fascinating information about everything So don''t wait! Scroll up and buy now.

"The Iron Heel" is Jack London''s 1908 dsytopian novel about the rise of oligarchic tyranny in the United States. Playing upon the socialistic themes that were so prevalent at the beginning of the 20th century, "The Iron Heel" tells the story of a wealthy class that squeezes out the middle class and effectively rules for three centuries until a revolution ushers in the "Brotherhood of Man". As important a commentary today as when it was first written, London''s novel is a chilling depiction of a possible future world and an excellent exposition on the struggle between socio-economic classes.

I do enjoy short stories but I rarely choose to read a book of them all by the same author. This is a book that I bought after reading all the jack London classics like white fang(though to be honest this was the only one of his books that I have read that disappointed me)Martin Eden, Call of the wild and the sea wolf. Since it was short stories it lay on my book shelf for quite a long time until with little else to read I started reading it. There is not a bad story in this compendium, each is as good as the one prior and each are wonderful. They portray the harshness of life in a way few others can, the mysteries of evolution and nature explained. as well as oungrained genetic need to survive and prosper. The very nature of man and beast are in these tales. Very highly recommended.

A DAUGHTER OF THE SNOWS By JACK LONDON (Fine Print Edition) - The story of Frona Welse - The first novel of Jack London 1902

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 the novel in which Jack London''s socialist views are most explicitly on display. A forerunner of soft science fiction novels and stories of the 1960s and 1970s, the book stresses future changes in society and politics while paying much less attention to technological changes. Including.. Unique Explanation About Author So Many Unique Illustrations Unique Opinion Bold Headlines Filled with fascinating information about everything So don''t wait! Scroll up and buy now.

The Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel written by Jack London and originally published in London Magazine in 1912. The book was noted in 2020 as having been prescient of the Coronavirus outbreak, especially given London wrote it at a time when the world was not as quickly connected by travel as it is todayThe Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel written by Jack London and originally published in London Magazine in 1912. The book was noted in 2020 as having been prescient of the Coronavirus outbreak, especially given London wrote it at a time when the world was not as quickly connected by travel as it is todayThe Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel written by Jack London and originally published in London Magazine in 1912. The book was noted in 2020 as having been prescient of the Coronavirus outbreak, especially given London wrote it at a time when the world was not as quickly connected by travel as it is today

A Daughter of the Snows is Jack London''s first novel. Set in the Yukon, it tells the story of Frona Welse, "a Stanford graduate and physical Valkyrie" who takes to the trail after upsetting her wealthy father''s community by her forthright manner and befriending the town''s prostitute.

First published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is regarded as Jack London''s masterpiece. Based on London''s experiences as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness and his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, The Call of the Wild is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the fight for survival in the frozen Alaskan Klondike.

Michael, Brother of Jerry is a novel by Jack London released in 1917. This novel is the sequel to his previous novel Jerry of the Islands also released in 1917. Each book tells the story of one of two dog siblings, Jerry and Michael, born in the Solomon Islands.

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. Its first printing of forty thousand copies was immediately sold out before publication on the strength of London''s previous The Call of the Wild.

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" fiction, it chronicles the rise of an oligarchic tyranny in the United States. In The Iron Heel, Jack London''s socialist views are explicitly on display. A forerunner of soft science fiction novels and stories of the 1960s and 70s, the book stresses future changes in society and politics while paying much less attention to technological changes.

This novel features a love triangle between a rancher, Dick Forrest, his wife, Paula, and her lover, Evan Graham. All characters can be traced back to London and his friends and family. London called the novel "all sex from start to finish--in which no sexual adventure is actually achieved or comes within a million miles of being achieved, and in which, nevertheless, is all the guts of sex

From an East London standpoint, the room I rented for six shillings, or a dollar and a half, per week, was a most comfortable affair. From the American standpoint, on the other hand, it was rudely furnished, uncomfortable, and small. By the time I had added an ordinary typewriter table to its scanty furnishing, I was hard put to turn around; at the best, I managed to navigate it by a sort of vermicular progression requiring great dexterity and presence of mind. Having settled myself, or my property rather, I put on my knockabout clothes and went out for a walk. Lodgings being fresh in my mind, I began to look them up, bearing in mind the hypothesis that I was a poor young man with a wife and large family. My first discovery was that empty houses were few and far between-so far between, in fact, that though I walked miles in irregular circles over a large area, I still remained between. Not one empty house could I find-a conclusive proof that the district was "saturated."

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 actually achieved or comes within a million miles of being achieved, and in which, nevertheless, is all the guts of sex, coupled with strength.

The People of the Abyss. Hats off to Tangerine Press for re-publishing Call of the Wild author Jack London''s descent into London''s east end in the 1900s. Sent to cover Edward VII''s coronation, he went in search of the real story - the stinking slums. Doffing his Yankee togs for filthy rags purchased off a barrow in Petticoat Lane, the young, vigorous, handsome, American spent seven weeks amidst foul tenements, starving children, alcoholic adults, stunted human beings and bottomless despair. London rails against the industrial machine - operating without restriction in a divided metropolis where one in every four adults died on public charity. People of the Abyss shows how far we have come, but also the dangers of a new abyss yawning as global capitalism dumps unions and enforces zero-hour contracts, and the global arms industry''s bombs drive millions from their homes

Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. This collection contains amazing short stories like "Koolau the Leper," "Good-bye, Jack," "Aloha Oe" and "The House of Pride" itself.

Hearts of Three is an adventure novel by Jack London. The novel was finished right before the writer''s death and released in 1919-1920 in the New York Journal. The novel was written in cooperation with Charles Goddard.

A Daughter of the Snows: Jack London''s First Novel: Jack London: A Daughter of the Snows (1902) is Jack London''s first novel Frona Welse, Jack London''s feminine ideal, returns to the desolate north of Canada and meets Vance Corliss. An adventure novel of the first order. This publication from Boomer Books is specially designed and typeset for comfortable reading. A Daughter of the Snows: Jack London''s First Novel: Jack London: A Daughter of the Snows (1902) is Jack London''s first novel A Daughter of the Snows (1902) is Jack London''s first novel. Set in the Yukon, it tells the story of Frona Welse, "a Stanford graduate and physical Valkyrie"who takes to the trail after upsetting her wealthy father''s community by her forthright manner and befriending the town''s prostitute. She is also torn between love for two suitors: Gregory St Vincent, a local man who turns out to be cowardly and treacherous; and Vance Corliss, a Yale-trained mining engineer.The novel is noteworthy for its strong and self-reliant heroine, one of many who would people his fiction. Her name echoes that of his mother, Flora Wellman, though her inspiration has also been said to include London''s friend Anna Strunsky. Despite the progressive attitude toward women, the novel focuses on the racial superiority of Anglo-Saxons.John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney,January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916)was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone, including science fiction.Some of his most famous works include The 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". He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf.London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes. A Daughter of the Snows: Jack London''s First Novel: Jack London: A Daughter of the Snows (1902) is Jack London''s first novel

Joe Bronson, a young boy who lives in San Francisco, has trouble at home and at school. The never ending arguments with his father lead him to run away and join the crew of the Dazzler. Joe dreams of an sailor''s life full of freedom and excitement but he soon realizes that he signed on a pirate ship. The only new friend he finds is the young ship boy Frisco Kid. The two kids face many adventures and finally plan to escape and start a new life...

The Little Lady of the Big House (1915) is a novel by American writer Jack London. It was his last novel to be published during his lifetime.The story concerns a love triangle. The protagonist, Dick Forrest, is a rancher with a poetic streak (his "acorn song" recalls London''s play, "The Acorn Planters"). His wife, Paula, is a vivacious, athletic, and sexually self-aware woman, who falls in love with Evan Graham, an old friend of her husband. Unable to choose between the two men, she wounds herself mortally with a rifle in what her husband is certain is a suicide.

Jack London''s novels and ruggedly individual life seemed to embody American hopes, frustrations, and romantic longings in the turbulent first years of the twentieth century, years infused with the wonder and excitement of great technological and historic change. The author''s restless spirit, taste for a life of excitement, and probing mind led him on a series of hard-edged adventures from the Klondike to the South Seas. Out of these sometimes harrowing experiences -- and his fascination with the theories of such thinkers as Darwin, Spencer, and Marx -- came the inspiration for novels of adventure that would make him one of America''s most popular writers.The Call of the Wild, considered by many London''s greatest novel, is a gripping tale of a heroic dog that, thrust into the brutal life of the Alaska Gold Rush, ultimately faces a choice between living in man''s world and returning to nature. Adventure and dog-story enthusiasts as well as students and devotees of American literature will find this classic work a thrilling, memorable reading experience.

First serialized in 1908, "Martin Eden" is Jack London''s classic and tragic tale of its title character and his struggle to become a writer. Martin Eden is an idealistic and self-educated young man who struggles to overcome poverty and a lack of opportunities in a quest to become an educated and successful artist. He hopes to find acceptance in the world of the wealthy and refined, though he finds it hard to shake off his coarse working-class background. Eden falls in love with Ruth Morse, but he feels that he is not good enough to win her hand, as she comes from a bourgeois family. Eden hopes that she will wait for him while he seeks to establish himself as a successful writer and improve his social status so that he may one day feel worthy of his true love. The novel is heartbreaking, tragic, and rich with the themes of class struggle and prejudice. It is also hopeful in its faith in art to transform lives and has inspired countless young writers and artists to follow their dreams. "Martin Eden" remains one of Jack London''s best-loved works. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

In the story, a successful boxer, who was brought up in a log cabin and knows little of the real world, begins to realize the corrupt practices in the game of boxing.

The Sea-Wolf is the harrowing story of a Danish youth named Humphrey "Hump" van Weyden and his struggles against the sea, as well as his own inner demons. The narrative is set in the Pacific Ocean, and highlights the sheer primordial power of nature. More importantly, London''s narrative explores how nature can affect the carefully ordered reality that people ascribe to themselves. Nature tears down the artifices that people put up. It reveals deeper, and at times, darker, selves. London''s characters must journey to find whether or not they can live with what nature reveals about their inner selves.Humphrey van Weyden is a product of upper middle class society. He hopes to become a great writer one day, thus expanding his worldview. Because of this desire, van Weyden eagerly seeks out adventures and new experiences. His desire to experience more of life, and his willingness for change in his limited worldview, set the stage for his physical and mental journey, a journey that will cast him out upon the sea and end in a darkness he never knew was there. After the ship van Weyden is journeying on, the Martinez, has a collision, his life is forever changed when the mad captain of a ship called Ghost rescues him.London introduces the brooding character of Wolf Larsen, a murderous sea captain who works thematically as a counter to the initial naiveté of van Weyden. Larsen is everything that van Weyden is not: a bully, self-absorbed and uncaring. His crew tries to revolt against him several times, but he always gains the upper hand. Alongside Larsen and van Weyden is Maud Brewster, a young poet who is rescued by the Ghost with another set of castaways. Though both Larsen and van Weyden fall for Maud, she becomes romantically involved with van Weyden, thus causing much of the ill-feelings and bullying from Larsen toward van Weyden.In addition to Larsen''s cruel treatment of his crew and van Weyden''s growth as a hardened individual, the love triangle between the three sets up much of the narrative, with van Weyden and Larsen pitted against one another. One character can be viewed as already evil, introduced to the reader as a corrupted man, while the other--van Weyden--will succumb to inner demons on his perilous journey for new experiences. When Larsen falls ill, van Weyden and Maud sail away to an island, where van Weyden puts all of his knowhow as a hardened sailor to use. Meanwhile, Larsen has been attacked by his angry brother, Death Larsen, and the Ghost crashes on the same island where Maud and van Weyden are hiding out.Both Maud and van Weyden must fight continuously to overcome all of the trials that Larsen places in their path, though nature--including human nature--will be the final contender for all involved.London''s narrative is similar to his other tales of hardship and survival in perilous conditions, yet it is also unique in its thematic approach to the human condition. London''s characters in The Sea-Wolf must not only face the harsh environment of the unforgiving sea, they must face the unforgiving nature found in one another, as well as their own natures. When not trying to stay alive from the sea, van Weyden and Maud must try to survive the cruel taunts and machinations of Larsen. Van Weyden himself must also try to fight his own inner demons, which have formed from his battles with Larsen and the harsh environment. In this way, London shows how encounters with the harshness of nature can change a person for better or worse. In van Weyden''s case, the sea corrupts his character, thus highlighting that mankind is not above reproach, nor is it superior to nature.Van Weyden is symbolic of an Everyman, standing in for all of mankind. His descent into madness is symbolic of man''s own darkness, something that seemingly lies just under the surface. If one is not careful, London seems to suggest, or if one becomes too boastful or egoistic, that inner darkness, which is as powerful...

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, and often turn on the qualities of exceptional women and on the relations between the white adventurers and the native tribes.Stories included are: - The White Silence- The Son of the Wolf- The Men of Forty Mile- In a Far Country- To the Man on Trail- The Priestly Perogative- The Wisdom of the Trail- The Wife of the King- An Odyssey of the NorthIncludes a biography of the author

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 actually achieved or comes within a million miles of being achieved, and in which, nevertheless, is all the guts of sex, coupled with strength.""