Books with title Burning Daylight

This Jack London novel, published in 1910, was one of the best-selling books of that year and was London's best-selling book in his lifetime. It takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, nicknamed "Burning Daylight" was the most successful entrepreneur of the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story of the main character was partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur "Borax" Smith. The novel was subsequently filmed as a First National movie starring Milton Sills with Doris Kenyon.

New York: Macmillan, 1910. First Edition with spine imprint and 3 blank leaves. 8 Illustrations (plates) by W. Morgan. BAL 11918; Sisson & Martens, p. 47. 12mo, [8],361,[1]+[12}ad pp. Blue cloth lettered in white, with blue & yellow illustration. Spine well rubbed, covers less so but with some flaking to lettering. Overall About Very Good. Collectible as a nice first edition copy of one of London's Alaska tales, the uniqueness of this piece actually lies between the cover and the title page: a tipped in Jack London check, signed by London, payable to E. Winship, dated May 12 1910; an ink inscription beneath the check by Eliza London Shepherd - London's older stepsister, who did much to raise him and who served as business manager for the London Ranch from 1910 until her death in 1939 (inscription is dated September 18th, 1932, at the Jack London Ranch, and is to Mr. & Mrs. W.W. Kerrigan); a rather lengthy full page ALS (autograph letter signed) from Eliza to the same Kerrigans, dated September 19th, 1932 at Glen Ellen, California (at the Ranch); and Jack London's now-famous Wolf's Head bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. Top provenance. L28

It was a quiet night in the Shovel. At the bar, which ranged along one side of the large chinked-log room, leaned half a dozen men, two of whom were discussing the relative merits of spruce-tea and lime-juice as remedies for scurvy. They argued with an air of depression and with intervals of morose silence. The other men scarcely heeded them. In a row, against the opposite wall, were the gambling games. The crap-table was deserted. One lone man was playing at the faro-table. The roulette-ball was not even spinning, and the gamekeeper stood by the roaring, red-hot stove, talking with the young, dark-eyed woman, comely of face and figure, who was known from Juneau to Fort Yukon as the Virgin. Three men sat in at stud-poker, but they played with small chips and without enthusiasm, while there were no onlookers. On the floor of the dancing-room, which opened out at the rear, three couples were waltzing drearily to the strains of a violin and a piano.Circle City was not deserted, nor was money tight. The miners were in from Moseyed Creek and the other diggings to the west, the summer washing had been good, and the men's pouches were heavy with dust and nuggets. The Klondike had not yet been discovered, nor had the miners of the Yukon learned the possibilities of deep digging and wood-firing. No work was done in the winter, and they made a practice of hibernating in the large camps like Circle City during the long Arctic night. Time was heavy on their hands, their pouches were well filled, and the only social diversion to be found was in the saloons. Yet the Shovel was practically deserted, and the Virgin, standing by the stove, yawned with uncovered mouth and said to Charley Bates:—"If something don't happen soon, I'm gin' to bed. What's the matter with the camp, anyway? Everybody dead?"Bates did not even trouble to reply, but went on moodily rolling a cigarette. Dan MacDonald, pioneer saloonman and gambler on the upper Yukon, owner and proprietor of the Tivoli and all its games, wandered forlornly across the great vacant space of floor and joined the two at the stove."Anybody dead?" the Virgin asked him."Looks like it," was the answer."Then it must be the whole camp," she said with an air of finality and with another yawn.MacDonald grinned and nodded, and opened his mouth to speak, when the front door swung wide and a man appeared in the light.- Taken from "Burning Daylight" written by Jack London

“LOTS OF CHARACTERS GET COMPARED TO MY OWN JACK REACHER, BUT PETRIE'S PETER ASH IS THE REAL DEAL.”—Lee Child*An Entertainment Weekly Must List PickIn the new novel featuring war veteran Peter Ash, “an action hero of the likes of Jack Reacher or Jason Bourne” (Lincoln Journal-Star), Ash has a woman’s life in his hands—and her mystery is stranger than he could ever imagine. War veteran Peter Ash sought peace and quiet among the towering redwoods of northern California, but the trip isn’t quite the balm he’d hoped for. The dense forest and close fog cause his claustrophobia to buzz and spark, and then he stumbles upon a grizzly, long thought to have vanished from this part of the country. In a fight of man against bear, Peter doesn’t favor his odds, so he makes a strategic retreat up a nearby sapling. There, he finds something strange: a climbing rope, affixed to a distant branch above. It leads to another, and another, up through the giant tree canopy, and ending at a hanging platform. On the platform is a woman on the run. From below them come the sounds of men and gunshots. Just days ago, investigative journalist June Cassidy escaped a kidnapping by the men who are still on her trail. She suspects they’re after something belonging to her mother, a prominent software designer who recently died in an accident. June needs time to figure out what’s going on, and help from someone with Peter’s particular set of skills. Only one step ahead of their pursuers, Peter and June must race to unravel this peculiar mystery. What they find leads them to an eccentric recluse, a shadowy pseudo-military organization, and an extraordinary tool that may change the modern world forever.

Despite titles such as The Call of the Wild and White Fang inspiring generations of readers, Burning Daylight was actually the bestselling novel of Jack London's entire career, as well as the bestselling book of 1910. This powerful story about a man's complete transformation, from unlawful entrepreneur to a compassionate, loving man, has been both an inspiring and somewhat controversial book from the American novelist's repertoire.The story itself is quite extensive and complex, while featuring plenty of stunning descriptions of North America. From the Yukon to California, we are introduced to the pursuits and efforts of Elam Harnish – nicknamed “Burning Daylight” - an entrepreneur of the Alaskan gold rush, largely based on the life of well-known Oakland entrepreneur “Borax” Smith.As he is cheated out of his fortune in the United States, Harnish uses unscrupulous means to regain it, and later to even increase it. As he becomes aware of how he has fallen prey to a corrupt life, his fortune gradually becomes more of a burden than a benefit. But how will the love of a woman influence him at this stage of his life?With “Burning Daylight” presented as a complex, highly masculine character who evolves and learns over the course of the story, we are really in for a treat while reading this exciting novel, whose author includes many plot twists and interesting new characters every step of the way. Readers will be entertained and delighted by many of the book's descriptions, plot-enhancing artifices and exciting sub-plots. Also, the main protagonist's ability to regain his strength and drive even after many trying challenges is more than inspiring.If you enjoy Jack London's powerful writing style, deep and meaningful life lessons and strongly introspective story lines, you will undoubtedly enjoy Burning Daylight – a book that has come to be known as one of his most prized gems.

Burning Daylight is a novel by Jack London, published in 1910, which was one of the best-selling books of that year and it was London's best-selling book in his lifetime. The novel takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, nicknamed "Burning Daylight" was the most successful entrepreneur of the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story of the main character was partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur "Borax" Smith. The novel was subsequently filmed as a First National movie starring Milton Sills with Doris Kenyon. Odin’s Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind’s literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.