In fact, I cannot describe these stories as being anything other than perfectly vile. Radical socialism, social Darwinism, atavism - these things don't make for pleasant reading. The buildings and property were later preserved as Jack London State Historic Park, in Glen Ellen, California.

London's ashes were buried on his property, not far from the Wolf House. London died November 22, 1916, in a sleeping porch in a cottage on his ranch. He wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel, The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam. London was part of the radical literary group, 'The Crowd,' in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, workers' rights, and socialism.

He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as 'The Pearls of Parlay', and 'The Heathen'. His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories, 'To Build a Fire', 'An Odyssey of the North', and 'Love of Life'. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. John Griffith Chaney (1876-1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist.

This edition also includes an introduction by preeminent London scholar, Earle Labor, as well as a comprehensive biographical note on London’s life and works by scholar and executive coordinator of the Jack London Society, Kenneth K. London’s narratives in this volume focus on issues of continuing relevance to contemporary readers, including the value of the wilderness, animal rights, socioeconomic oppression, and gender inequity. This volume of London’s famed Northland novels also includes an early feminist story “The Night-Born,” and a pro-labor story “South of the Slot.” These works echo and enrich the themes of The Call of the Wild and White Fang with their unique emphases on the primordial, the instinctual, and the quest for social justice. White Fang, set in the frozen tundra and boreal forests of Canada’s Yukon territory, is the story of a wolf-dog hybrid struggling to survive in a human society every bit as brutal as the natural world. The Call of the Wild, London’s elemental masterpiece about a dog learning to survive in the wilderness, sees pampered pet Buck snatched from his home and set to work as a sled-dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. Librarian's note: An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.Ī bold mix of realism, allegory, adventure, and progressive politics, this collection features Jack London’s most profound and moving literary works

The call of the wild and other stories