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Books published by publisher Jack London

  • White Fang

    Jack London

    eBook (Jack London, April 21, 2017)
    White Fang is a novel by American author Jack London (1876–1916) — and the name of the book's eponymous character, a wild wolfdog. First serialized in Outing magazine, it was published in 1906. The story takes place in Yukon Territory, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush and details White Fang's journey to domestication. It is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild, which is about a kidnapped, domesticated dog embracing his wild ancestry to survive and thrive in the wild.Much of White Fang is written from the viewpoint of the titular canine character, enabling London to explore how animals view their world and how they view humans. White Fang examines the violent world of wild animals and the equally violent world of humans. The book also explores complex themes including morality and redemption.
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  • To Build a Fire

    Jack London

    Paperback (A Jack London Book, July 25, 2018)
    Oriiginally published in 1908, "To Build a Fire" is a short story by American author Jack London. In it, an unnamed protagonist ventures out in the subzero boreal forest of the Yukon Territory, accompanied by his dog, to visit friends -- ignoring warnings from an older man about the dangers of hiking alone. The protagonist underestimates the harsh conditions and slowly begins to freeze to death.
  • The People of the Abyss

    Jack London

    eBook (Jack London, Oct. 5, 2015)
    The People of the Abyss (1903) is a book by Jack London about life in the East End of London in 1902. He wrote this first-hand account by living in the East End (including the Whitechapel District) for several months, sometimes staying in workhouses or sleeping on the streets. The conditions he experienced and wrote about were the same as those endured by an estimated 500,000 of the contemporary London poor.
  • Jack London: The Complete Novels

    Jack London

    language (Jack London, Jan. 18, 2020)
    Here you will find the complete novels of Jack London in the chronological order of their original publication.- The Cruise of the Dazzler- A Daughter of the Snows- The Call of the Wild- The Kempton-Wace Letters- The Sea-Wolf- The Game- White Fang- Before Adam- The Iron Heel- Martin Eden- Burning Daylight- Adventure- The Scarlet Plague- A Son of the Sun- The Abysmal Brute- The Valley of the Moon- The Mutiny of the Elsinore- The Star Rover- The Little Lady of the Big House- Jerry of the Islands- Michael, Brother of Jerry- Hearts of Three
  • The Sea Wolf

    jack london

    eBook (Jack London, Jan. 16, 2013)
    Chronicles the voyages of a ship run by the ruthless Wolf Larsen, among the greatest of London's characters, and spokesman for an extreme individualism London intended to critique.
  • Zanna Bianca

    Jack London

    Paperback (Jack London, )
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  • The Call of the Wild

    Jack London

    Paperback (A Jack London Book, Nov. 16, 2012)
    "The Call of the Wild," written in 1903, brought Jack London to the world's attention. It is the story of Buck, part St. Bernard and part Scotch shepherd dog, who shows the strengths of both breeds when he is stolen and sold off as a sled dog in the Yukon during the gold rush. A heartfelt story that appeals to both children and adults, "The Call of the Wild" remains a timeless classic.
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  • Green Hills of Africa

    Ernest Hemingway

    Paperback (London:, March 4, 2004)
    "Green Hills of Africa" is Ernest Hemingway's lyrical journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa, where he and his wife Pauline journeyed in December 1933. Hemingway's well-known interest in - and fascination with - big-game hunting is magnificently captured in this evocative account of his trip. It is examination of the lure of the hunt and an impassioned portrait of the glory of the African landscape and of the beauty of a wilderness that was, even then, being threatened by the incursions of man.
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    Robert Browning, Kate Greenaway

    eBook (London, June 22, 2012)
    The Pied Piper pipes the village free of rats. When the villagers refuse to pay him for his service, he exacts a terrible revenge.
  • The spy who came in from the cold

    John Le Carre

    Paperback (London, March 15, 1978)
    Paperback Book
  • A Apple Pie

    Kate Greenaway

    language (London, June 21, 2012)
    This book introduces the letters A to Z while following the fortunes of an apple pie.