Jack London
1) White Fang
Author
Publication Date
1905
Lexile Measure
970L
Summary
Jack London's classic novel - the complete and unabridged text, fully illustrated by Jim Madsen. The story of one wolfdog's epic journey from cub to sled dog to fighting dog. Living in harsh surroundings with brutal owners, every day is a battle for survival for White Fang.
Author
Publication Date
1905
Lexile Measure
1010L
Summary
"In The Call of the Wild, a dog named Buck is kidnapped from this idyllic California home to work as a sled dog in the unforgiving Alaskan environment. In White Fang, a wolf dog navigates the world of wild animals and the world of humans--finding violence and loyalty in both. These two action-packed stories by Jack London depict the harshness of nature and the powerful drive to survive despite i all."-- Backcover.
6) South Sea tales: introduction by Tony Horwitz, edited, with a preface and notes, by Christopher Gair
Author
Publication Date
c2002
Author
Publication Date
1903
Lexile Measure
1080L
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Summary
"Life is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley, where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day a treacherous act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forced into a life of toil and danger. Dragged away to be a sledge dog in the harsh and freezing cold Yukon, Buck must fight for his survivial. Can he rise above his enemies and become the master of his realm once again?"--Amazon.com.
8) The sea wolf
Author
Series
Publication Date
1904
Lexile Measure
1020L
Summary
A thrilling epic of a sea voyage and a complex novel of ideas. The Sea Wolf is a standard-bearer of its genre. The vivid story of a gentleman scholar's rescue and subsequent ordeal at the hands of a hunting schooner's brutal captain and devious crew. It remains one of Jack London's finest achievements.
Author
Publication Date
1907
Summary
In the early 20th century, the acclaimed socialist writer Jack London peered into the future-and foresaw a century of dystopian terror.
The Iron Heel is not a tale of adventure in the frozen North, but a chilling and prophetic political novel. Presented as a manuscript discovered centuries later, it chronicles the rise of the "Oligarchy" or "Iron Heel," a ruthless cabal of industrial trusts and monopolies that seizes absolute control of the United...
10) Martin Eden
Author
Publication Date
1908
Lexile Measure
1020L
Summary
Jack London's Martin Eden is a searing and semi-autobiographical novel that traces the brutal ascent-and devastating cost-of self-made success. Set in the vibrant, turn-of-the-century San Francisco Bay Area, it is the story of a rugged, uneducated sailor who, inspired by a woman from a cultured bourgeois family, embarks on a grueling intellectual and artistic odyssey.
Driven by an obsessive desire to prove his worth and win love, Martin Eden immerses...
Author
Publication Date
1995
Summary
In The Call of the Wild, a bold-spirited sheepdog is stolen from his comfortable home and thrust into the rugged, frozen terrain of the Alaskan Klondike. There he is made a sled dog and battles to become his team's leader amid the bitter cold and the savage lawlessness of man and beast. In White Fang, a lone wolf is captured in the frozen wilds of northwest Canada and made to serve human purposes. After enduring cruel abuse, he becomes a force of...
12) Burning Daylight
Author
Publication Date
1910
Summary
Nicknamed 'Burning Daylight', Harnish is a decent, hard-working, and honest man. One of the few men to ever make a fortune in Yukon, Canada, his life is comfortable and safe. However, as his attraction to the world of business grows and he moves to California, he begins to wonder if he made the right decision. Could a miner ever survive the cruel world of business, money, and corruption?
Inspired by the life of miner Francis Marion Smith, 'Burning...
Author
Series
American short story volume 24
Publication Date
1969
Summary
Scruff' McKenzie is a gold prospector and a practical man. If he wants a thing, he usually gets it. But when McKenzie lays his eyes on Zarinska, the daughter of the local indigenous chief, he might not get what he wants – as the Tanana tribe's shaman is full of white men stealing their women.
'The Son of the Wolf' is a short story by Jack London. The story takes place in Yukon, Canada.
14) Smoke Bellew
Author
Publication Date
1912
Summary
Jack London (January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916), was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild and other books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first Americans to make a huge financial success from writing.
The Scarlet Plague was written by Jack London and originally published in London Magazine in 1912. It was re-released in February of 2007 by Echo Library. The story takes place...
15) The road
Author
Publication Date
1970
Summary
"I went on 'The Road' because I couldn't keep away from it; because I hadn't the price of the railroad fare in my jeans; because I was so made that I couldn't work all my life on 'one same shift'; because - well, just because it was easier to than not to. "Jack London's "road" is the railroad, and these reminiscences paint a vivid portrait of life in the United States during the major economic depression of the 1890's. His compelling adventures include...
Author
Publication Date
1980
Summary
This antiquarian book contains an account of Jack London's time spent in the underworld of London in the late nineteenth-century. This thought-provoking and insightful account of life in London's underbelly highlights the chronic starvation and lack of shelter causing so much misery for so many city-dwellers. This text is recommended for those with an interest in nineteenth-century English life, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of...
17) Call of the wild
Publication Date
2002.
Summary
Jack London's classic story of two men driven by gold fever, battling the elements in the frozen Klondike.
Publication Date
[2020]
Summary
Adapted from the beloved literary classic, this film is the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team, and later its leader, Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in...
Publication Date
[2008]
Summary
Buck is a canine hero who faces adventures in a turn-of-the-century Alaskan mining town and the surrounding area of Forty-Mile. Buck spends his time with his human friends Miles, and Miles' friends, John and Adoley Thornton. Miles is a 15-year-old boy whose life will be forever changed after he encounters the heroic and powerful Buck.
