Jack London
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Jack London was born into abject poverty in the slums of San Francisco during the winter of 1876. His writing was to reflect the hard life he lived, perpetually chronicling men facing the wild as he did throughout his life. After his eighth grade year, poverty forced London to leave school. This did not stop him, as he furthered his literary knowledge and skill at the Oakland Public Library, borrowing books and educating himself. London faced great...
82) Love of Life
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A fantastic collection of eight short stories from American author, journalist, and social activist Jack London. Written during his 'Klondike' period, the title story 'Love of Life' follows the trek of a prospector across the Canadian tundra.
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Jack London: König Alkohol Memoiren eines Trinkers Neu editierte 2021er Ausgabe, mit erklärenden Fußnoten Jack London, der weltberühmte Autor von Abenteuerklassikern wie Der Seewolf, Ruf der Wildnis und Wolfsblut, war Alkoholiker und starb im Alter von 40 Jahren an den Folgen seiner Sucht. Das über alle Maßen Eindrucksvolle, Bedrückende und manchmal Niederschmetternde an diesem autobiographischen Bericht ist die Klarheit und Scharfsichtigkeit,...
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Darrell Standing is a university professor incarcerated in San Quentin State Prison for murder. The prison officials attempt to break him through the use of a torture device called "the jacket," which is a canvas jacket that can be tightly bound to compress the whole body and induce angina. However, Standing attempts to withstand the torture by becoming entranced. In this trance state, he travels amongst the stars and experiences glimpses of past...
87) The Jack London Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: The Complete Science Fiction and Fantasy of Jack London
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Most people think of The Call of the Wild or White Fang when Jack London's name comes up - and rightfully so, for these are his two most famous works, and both are classics. It's an interesting but far less well known fact that London also wrote a substantial body of science fiction and fantasy (before the term "science fiction" had even been coined!) including The Scarlet Plague, The Iron Heel, and The Star Rover, and many more. Almost 900 pages...
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Jack London was born and raised in the Bay area and was working full-time by the time he was 13 years old. He borrowed money to enroll in classes at the University of California, Berkeley in 1896, but dropped out after a year and headed to the Yukon for a short lived career as a prospector. Upon his return, London's literary career began in earnest, and until his death in 1916, he wrote short stories, novels, essays, poetry, journalism, and memoirs.
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89) The Faith of Men
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First published in 1904, this volume contains some of Jack London's best short stories, including: "A Relic of the Pliocene", "A Hyperborean Brew", "The Faith of Men", "Too Much Gold", "The One Thousand Dozen", "The Marriage Lit-lit", "Batard", and "The Story of Jees Uck".
90) Hearts of Three
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Young descendant of the pirate Henry Morgan, who left him a rich heritage, wants to find the treasure of his ancestor. On the way, he meets his distant cousin, also Henry Morgan. Together, they will find dangerous adventures, unknown lands, and love.
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Five stories that epitomize Jack London's mastery of the adventure story. "The White Silence," "In a Far Country," and "An Odyssey of the North" bring the harshness of the frozen North powerfully to life. "The Seed of McCoy" reflects London's experiences as a sailor in the South Seas. "The Mexican" combines London's talents as a sports writer with a sympathetic portrayal of a prize fighter involved in the Mexican Revolution. Publisher's Note.
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The story follows the unnamed protagonist and his irrational hatred of John Claverhouse, a man with a "moon-face". The protagonist clearly states that his hatred of him is irrational, saying: "Why do we not like him? Ah, we do not know why; we know only that we do not. We have taken a dislike, that is all. And so I with John Claverhouse." The protagonist becomes obsessed with Claverhouse, hating his face, his laugh, his entire life. The protagonist...
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Extrait: "La brise d'été agite les pins géants, et les rides de la Wild-Water clapotent sur ses pierres moussues. Des papillons dansent au soleil, et de toutes parts frémit le bourdonnement berceur des abeilles. Seule au sein d'une paix si profonde, je suis assise, pensive et inquiète. L'excès même de cette sérénité me trouble et la rend irréelle."
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94) En pays lointain
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Extrait : "Quand on pénètre en pays lointain, on doit avant tout faire table rase des enseignements reçus jusqu'alors, pour se plier aux coutumes de cette contrée neuve pour nous; il faut renoncer aux idées qui nous sont chères, voire à nos anciens dieux, et prendre parfois même le contre-pied des principes qui, jadis, réglaient notre conduite."
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First published in 1903, "The Kempton-Wace Letters" is a novel co-written by Jack London and Anna Strunsky. Published anonymously, it constitutes a profound discourse on the philosophy of love and sex, presented as a series of letters between a young scientist and an elderly poet.
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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. 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...
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Für die eBook-Ausgabe neu lektoriert und mit modernisierter Rechtschreibung. Voll verlinkt, mit eBook-Inhaltsverzeichnis und zahlreichen Worterklärungen In neun lose miteinander verbundenen, spannenden Erzählungen zeichnet Jack London ein grandioses Panorama des hohen Nordwestens Amerikas, zur Zeit des großen Goldrausches im Yukon-Territory, einem Grenzgebiet zwischen Kanada und Alaska. Das Leben nahe am Polarkreis ist hart, ein Menschenleben...
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Jack London's beloved 1903 masterpiece, The Call of the Wild, is unsurpassed as the gripping adventure of Buck, a California wolf-dog enjoying the good life, who is brutally kidnapped and sold into the Canadian Yukon as a sled-dog, during the gold rush of the 1890s. Buck quickly has to shed his civilized ways to survive the harsh new laws of fang and club, but after terrifying challenges, he triumphs by discovering his true nature, which leads him...
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Buck es un perro que vive en San Diego, California. De su feliz vida como perro de casa es arrancado vilmente, así inicia un viaje que lo llevará a recorrer América del Norte, hasta llegar a los límites del círculo polar ártico, mas el viaje de Buck es también espiritual: cuando es secuestrado y obligado a cambiar su cómoda y civilizada vida, Buck se resiste, pero a medida que el clima, el trato humano y el contexto se van volviendo más agrestes,...
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Half wolf, half dog, White Fang fully understands the cruelty of both nature and humans. After nearly starving to death during the frigid Arctic winter, he's taken in first by a man who "trains" him through constant whippings, and then by another who forces him to participate in vicious dogfights. Follow White Fang as he overcomes these obstacles and finally meets someone who offers him kindness and love.