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John Griffith London, the novelist, short story writer, essayist, and journalist whose own life proved as dramatic as his fiction, was born in San Francisco on January 12, 1876. He was the illegitimate son of Flora Wellman, a spiritualist and music teacher, and William Henry Chaney, an astrologer and itinerant lecturer. Renamed for his stepfather, Civil War veteran John London, he endured an impoverished childhood on various California farms and a succession of poorhouses in Oakland, where the family moved in 1886. London left school at the age of fourteen to work in a cannery. After a brief, dangerous stint as an oyster pirate on San Francisco Bay, he became a deputy for the California Fish Patrol, having adventures he later recalled in The Cruise of the Dazzler (1902) and Tales of the Fish Patrol (1905). In 1893 he boarded a sealing schooner headed for the Bering Sea. The seven-month voyage inspired 'Story of a Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan' (1893), which was awarded first prize in a writing contest sponsored by a San Francisco newspaper, and The Sea-Wolf (1904), perhaps his best novel about the struggle of man against nature.

The following year London headed east by rail with other young hobos. He roamed across America as far as Niagara Falls, New York, where he was arrested for vagrancy. 'I have often thought that to this training of my tramp days is due much of my success as a story writer,' he reflected. 'In order to get the food whereby I lived, I was compelled to tell tales that rang true. At the back door, out of inexorable necessity, is developed the convincingness and sincerity laid down by all authorities on the art of the short story.' The Road (1907), a forerunner of the work of Dos Passos and Kerouac, recounts his experiences as a 'road kid.' Upon returning to California, London resumed his education by studying the works of Charles Darwin, Herbert Spencer, and Friedrich Nietzsche. He attended Oakland High School for a year and spent one semester at the University of California at Berkeley. During this time he became interested in Marxism and joined the Socialist Labor Party, gaining notoriety as the 'Boy Socialist' of Oakland. The semi-autobiographical novel Martin Eden (1909) chronicles his dreams of literary fame that date from this period.

In the summer of 1897, London joined the Klondike gold rush, little realizing the wealth of material it would provide him as a writer. 'It was in the Klondike I found myself,' he later attested. 'There you get your perspective. I got mine.' He sold his first story, 'To the Man on the Trail,' to the Overland Monthly in 1899, and the Atlantic Monthly published 'An Odyssey of the North' in January 1900. London's first book, The Son of the Wolf (1900), was a collection of Klondike tales that proved enormously popular. He quickly capitalized on its success with The God of His Fathers (1901) and Children of the Frost (1902). His other volumes of Klondike stories include The Faith of Men (1904), Love of Life and Other Stories (1907), Lost Face (1910), and Smoke Bellew (1912).

The Call of the Wild brought London international acclaim when it was published in 1903. Viewed by many as his symbolic autobiography, it recounts the story of the dog Buck, who learns to survive in the brutal Yukon wilderness. 'No other popular writer of his time did any better writing than you will find in The Call of the Wild,' noted H. L. Mencken. 'Here, indeed, are all the elements of sound fiction.


1. Long [105916 words]The Sea Wolf by Jack London [Classic Literature]
2. Mid-Length [37679 words]The Red One by Jack London [Classic Literature]
3. Very Long [198254 words]Jack London's Dog Stories Omnibus by Jack London [Classic Literature/Young Adult]
4. Mid-Length [35839 words]The Cruise of the Dazzler by Jack London [Classic Literature]
5. Mid-Length [31339 words]Tales of the Fish Patrol by Jack London [Classic Literature]
6. Mid-Length [41111 words]Lost Face by Jack London [Classic Literature]
7. Long [64861 words]John Barleycorn by Jack London [Classic Literature]
8. Long [88141 words]The Iron Heel by Jack London [Classic Literature]
9. Mid-Length [30384 words]House of Pride and Other Tales of Hawaii by Jack London [Classic Literature]
10. Short [15331 words]The Game by Jack London [Classic Literature]
  1. Mid-Length [31339 words]Tales of the Fish Patrol by Jack London [Classic Literature]
2. Mid-Length [31819 words]*The Call of the Wild by Jack London [Classic Literature]
3. Mid-Length [48848 words]The Son of the Wolf by Jack London [Classic Literature]
4. Long [72130 words]*White Fang by Jack London [Classic Literature]
5. Long [105916 words]The Sea Wolf by Jack London [Classic Literature]
6. Mid-Length [39095 words]Before Adam by Jack London [Classic Literature]
7. Long [71105 words]Adventure by Jack London [Classic Literature]
8. Short [15331 words]The Game by Jack London [Classic Literature]
9. Long [50982 words]South Sea Tales by Jack London [Classic Literature]
10. Long [113029 words]Burning Daylight by Jack London [Classic Literature]

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1 The Sea Wolf [MultiFormat]
by Jack London
  A thrilling epic of a sea voyage and a complex novel of ideas, The Sea-Wolf is a standard-bearer of its genre. It is the vivid story of a gentleman scholar, Humphrey Van Weyden, who is rescued by a seal-hunting schooner after a ferryboat accident in San Francisco Bay. London uses Van Weyden's ordeal at the hands of a schooner's devious crew to explore powerful themes of ambition, courage, and the innate will to survive. The Sea-Wolf also introduces Jack London's most memorable, fully realized ch... more info>> 1904

Words: 105916 - Reading Time: 302-423 min.
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2 The Red One [MultiFormat]
by Jack London
  Features the haunting title novella, well worth comparing to Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness." 1918

Words: 37679 - Reading Time: 107-150 min.
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3 Tales of the Fish Patrol [MultiFormat]
by Jack London
  Stories set on the San Francisco Bay of London's youth, including "A Raid on the Oyster Pirates." 1905

Words: 31339 - Reading Time: 89-125 min.
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4 Jack London's Dog Stories Omnibus [MultiFormat]
by Jack London
  All Four Of London's Famed Dog Books In One eBook. Thrill to Call of the Wild, Jerry of the Islands, White Fang, and Brown Wolf & Other Stories. Days of great reading for one low price! These are the immortal dog stories that have enthralled generations of readers and been the subject of countless movies and television programs. If you love dog stories, if you have read any one of these London classics, you owe it to yourself to read Jack London's Dog Stories. Four books complete and unabridged ... more info>> 2003

Words: 198254 - Reading Time: 566-793 min.
Category: Classic Literature
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5 The Cruise of the Dazzler [MultiFormat]
by Jack London
  Escapades of the "Frisco Kid," a gritty and mischievous youth whose quick wit and courage see him through challenge and adventure. 1902

Words: 35839 - Reading Time: 102-143 min.
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6 The Strength of the Strong [MultiFormat]
by Jack London
  Includes "The Dream of Debs," "South of the Slot," and "The Unparalleled Invasion." 1914

Words: 46802 - Reading Time: 133-187 min.
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7 The People of the Abyss [MultiFormat]
by Jack London
  Based on London's observations of the slums of London. 1903

Words: 62134 - Reading Time: 177-248 min.
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8 The Valley of the Moon [MultiFormat]
by Jack London
  The first part of this novel exposes the struggles of the working-class of London's day, while the latter part is an exploration of the California landscape, with Sonoma Valley providing the "perfect spot" for the wandering lovers. 1913

Words: 166901 - Reading Time: 476-667 min.
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9 When God Laughs and Other Stories [MultiFormat]
by Jack London
  When God Laughs is a sketch about the awful process of destruction resulting from child labor. This book includes a collection of Jack London stories as "The Apostate," "A Wicked Woman," "Just Meat", "Created He Them," "The Chinago," "Make Westing," "Semper Idem," "A Nose for the King," "The Francis Spaight", "A Curious Fragment," and "A Piece of Steak."

Words: 51257 - Reading Time: 146-205 min.
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10 War of the Classes [Secure Mobipocket]
by Jack London
  A Jack London classic.
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11 Cruise of the Snark [MultiFormat]
by Jack London
  Author Jack London sails the South Pacific and visits the Islands of Teipe (Typpe), Tahiti, Samoa, Hawaii, and Bora Bora. Join Jack for his adventures at sea and on land, among the cannibals. 2006

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12 The Call of the Wild [Unabridged] [MP3 Audio]
by Jack London
  The classic adventure novel. Narrated by John Jennens. 1903

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13 The Sea Wolf [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Jack London
  Jack London (1876-1916), by turns a renegade adventurer, a war correspondent, and an avowed socialist, first achieved fame with The Son of the Wolf (1900), a collection of short stories drawn from his experiences in the Klondike gold rush. "The greatest story Jack London ever wrote was the story he lived," said Alfred Kazin.
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14 To Build a Fire and Other Stories [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Jack London
  Classic works by Jack London.
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15 Call of the Wild and White Fang [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Jack London
  The Call of the Wild is the story of Buck, a dog stolen from his home and thrust into the merciless life of the Arctic north to endure hardship, bitter cold, and the savage lawlessness of man and beast. White Fang is the adventure of an animal--part dog, part wolf--turned vicious by cruel abuse, then transformed by the patience and affection of one man. Jack London's superb ability as a storyteller and his uncanny understanding of animal and human natures give these tales a striking vitality and... more info>>
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16 When the World Was Young [MP3 Audio]
by Jack London
  "And then the thing happened--the thing unthinkable and unexpected." London's speculative story about the frightening, dual nature of man. Read by William Coon. 1910

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17 The Star Rover [Secure Mobipocket]
by Jack London
  The Star Rover is the story of San Quentin death-row inmate Darrell Standing, who escapes the horror of prison life--and long stretches in a straitjacket--by withdrawing into vivid dreams of past lives, including incarnations as a French nobleman and an Englishman in medieval Korea. Based on the life and imprisonment of Jack London's friend Ed Morrell, this is one of the author's most complex and original works. As Lorenzo Carcaterra argues in his Introduction, The Star Rover is "written with en... more info>>
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18 The Faith of Men [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Jack London
  I wash my hands of him at the start. I cannot father his tales, nor will I be responsible for them. I make these preliminary reservations, observe, as a guard upon my own integrity. I possess a certain definite position in a small way, also a wife; and for the good name of the community that honours my existence with its approval, and for the sake of her posterity and mine, I cannot take the chances I once did, nor foster probabilities with the careless improvidence of youth. So, I ... more info>>
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19 Moon-Face and Other Stories [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Jack London
  John Claverhouse was a moon-faced man. You know the kind, cheek-bones wide apart, chin and forehead melting into the cheeks to complete the perfect round, and the nose, broad and pudgy, equidistant from the circumference, flattened against the very centre of the face like a dough-ball upon the ceiling. Perhaps that is why I hated him, for truly he had become an offense to my eyes, and I believed the earth to be cumbered with his presence. Perhaps my mother may have been superstitious... more info>>
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20 The Sea Wolf [MultiFormat]
by Jack London
  Jack London's classic tale of is best known for his lead character, Wolf Larsen, a seaman with a will. Ostensibly the book was written to refute Nietzche's premise in Man and Superman. Though Wolf Larson is one of the most memorable characters in fiction, he bears little resemblance to Super Man, either the comic book, or the Nietzche variety. He does, as has been observed often, bear a considerable resemblance to London, himself. 1904

Words: 106429 - Reading Time: 304-425 min.
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21 South Sea Tales [MultiFormat]
by Jack London
  London's classic adventure anthology. Full of intriguing characters and snippets of pidgin, they also highlight London's concern with social issues. 1906

Words: 51094 - Reading Time: 145-204 min.
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22 The Cruise of the Snark [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Jack London
  London's own account of a far-reaching voyage?from daily life on the boat to stories of native encounters and marauder assaultsInspired by the examples of his heroes Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Joshua Slocum, Jack London determined to sail around the world. In April 1907 he sailed from San Francisco in the forty-five-foot ketch Snark, with his wife, Charmian, a skeleton crew, and his writing to keep him company. Beset by seasickness and tropical disease, London wrote incessantly... more info>>
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23 Northland Stories [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Jack London
  Victim in the VineyardJessica Fletcher is visiting the Napa Valley wine country while doing research for her next book, and invites her old friend, Scotland Yard detective George Sutherland to join her at a cozy Bed and Breakfast. No sooner do they arri
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24 Puffin Classics: White Fang [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Jack London
  In the desolate, frozen wilds of northwest Canada, a wolf cub soon finds himself the sole survivor of the litter. Son of Kiche?half-wolf, half-dog?and the aging wolf One Eye, he is thrust into a savage world where each day becomes a fight to stay alive.
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25 Dutch Courage and Other Early Stories [MultiFormat]
by Jack London
  Early short stories by Jack London, including his first short story, written at the age of 17, "Typhoon off the Coast of Japan." 1923

Words: 32278 - Reading Time: 92-129 min.
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