Jack London

The novel explores the themes of domination of one people over the others, the differences between races, emancipation of women, and the strength of the human spirit, strengthened in a struggle with the nature and society.

A Son of the Sun is a 1912 novel by Jack London. It is set in the South Pacific at the beginning of the 20th century and consists of eight separate stories. David Grief is a forty-year-old English adventurer who came to the South seas years ago and became rich. As a businessman he owns offices in Sydney, but he is rarely there. Since his wealth spreads over a lot of islands, Grief has some adventures while going among these islands. London depicts the striking panorama of the South seas with adventurers, scoundrels, swindlers, pirates, and cannibals.

A Daughter of the Snows (1902) 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 engineer.

American author, journalist, and social activist Jack London is best known for his stories set during the Klondike gold rush. During the late 19th century London traveled to the Klondike region of the Yukon in northwestern Canada to strike it rich. While he didn't find a great fortune in gold he came away with the experiences that would inspire some of his greatest writing. Set in the harsh wilderness of the Yukon territory, "The Call of the Wild" is a story embodied with a realism indicative of London's prospecting experience. The tale follows the struggle of Buck, the domesticated pet of Judge Miller and his family, who is snatched from a pampered lifestyle in California's Santa Clara Valley. When Buck is stolen by the gardener's assistant, Manuel, who sells him to finance his gambling addiction, he faces an arduous journey to the Yukon territory where he must adapt to the brutal reality of life as a sled dog. One of the finest examples of London's literary talent, "The Call of the Wild" exhibits why he would become one of the most popular writers of his day. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Born into poverty in San Francisco in 1876, Jack London is one of the most well-known and beloved of all American authors, as well as one of the first Americans to become world famous and wealthy from his literary career. London lived a colorful and adventurous life as a young man, working as a sailor and then living as a hobo, all before starting high school. After dropping out of college at Berkeley, London joined the Klondike Gold Rush, an experience which would form the basis of many of his most famous works. After returning sick and weakened from his time in Alaska, he turned to writing full time. Contained in this volume are many of his most famous and well-loved short stories, including the powerful "To Build a Fire," a story based on his own experiences as a young and inexperienced man in the harsh Alaskan wilderness. London seized on the new popularity of magazines and short stories and delighted readers with his mastery of language and amazing ability to capture places and dramatic events. This collection showcases many of his best and most thrilling tales and demonstrates why London remains one of America's best writers. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

The People of the Abyss is a book by Jack London (Call of the Wild, White Fang) about life in the East End of London in 1902. He wrote this first-hand account after living in the East End (including the Whitechapel District) for several weeks, sometimes staying in workhouses or sleeping on the streets.

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. V povesti "Morskoj volk" pisatel' Hjemfri Van-Vejden edva ne tonet u beregov Kalifornii, no ego spasajut, i on popadaet na zverobojnuju shhunu "Prizrak." Kapitan shhuny Volk Larsen, nadelennyj nedjuzhinnym umom, siloj i hvatkoj, priznaet tol'ko zhestokij zakon vyzhivanija sil'nejshego. Stav rabom svoego spasitelja, Hjemfri vypolnjaet samuju chernuju rabotu na sudne. Projti tjazhelye ispytanija, vypavshie na ego dolju, emu pomogaet krasavica Mod Bruster, zhertva korablekrushenija, takzhe spasennaja Volkom Larsenom... V rasskaze "Bog ego otcov" povestvuetsja o tom kak vo vladenija Batista Krasnogo, v holodnuju stranu, gde ne priznajut nikakogo Boga, pribyl missioner-evangelist... Chitatel' poznakomitsja s indejskoj kul'turoj, ee tradicionnymi ponjatijami chesti i dolga. Zametnoe mesto v rasskaze avtor otvodit slozhnomu i poroj protivorechivomu zhenskomu harakteru. S illjustrazijami

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. "Serdca treh" - odin iz izvestnejshih romanov Dzheka Londona. Zavorazhivajushhaja istorija kuzenov Frensisa i Genri Morganov, dalekih potomkov velikogo piratskogo kapitana, otpravivshihsja na poiski sokrovishh svoego legendarnogo predka, i prekrasnoj Leonsii, v kotoruju vljubleny oni oba, ne odnazhdy jekranizirovalas' - kak na Zapade, tak i v nashej strane. No dazhe samym udachnym jekranizacijam vse-taki ne udalos' v polnom mere voplotit' vse obajanie i uvlekatel'nost' bessmertnogo romana Dzheka Londona... S illjustracijami.

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Istorija prevrashhenija san-francisskogo literatora i hudozhnika v zolotoiskatelja, istorija nastojashhej druzhby i ljubvi rasskazannaja legko, zanimatel'no i s chuvstvom jumora. Dzhek London snova v horosho izvestnoj srede iskatelej prikljuchenij, no surovaja dejstvitel'nost' ustupaet zdes' mesto idealizirovannym, uvlekatel'nym, poroj opasnym, no vsegda schastlivo okanchivajushhimsja prikljuchenijam. S illjustracijami

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Tvorchestvo amerikanskogo pisatelja Dzheka Londona ne menee raznoobrazno, chem ego zhizn', polnaja nevzgod, prikljuchenij i opasnostej. Svoej slavoj on objazan, prezhde vsego, vydajushhejsja plejade severnyh rasskazov i povestej. Oni privlekajut muzhestvom svoih geroev, ih derzost'ju, siloj duha. Odna iz luchshih severnyh povestej pisatelja - Belyj Klyk. Jeto udivitel'naja istorija bratstva cheloveka i volka, povestvujushhaja o druzhbe gordogo i svobodoljubivogo zhivotnogo s chelovekom, kogda-to spasshim emu zhizn'. Malen'kaja hozjajka bol'shogo doma, pozhaluj, samoe liricheskoe proizvedenie Londona. Roman, posvjashhennyj sopernichestvu v ljubvi, neprostym chelovecheskim vzaimootnoshenijam, slozhivshimsja v ljubovnom treugol'nike, uvidel svet v poslednij god zhizni pisatelja. S teh por jeta kniga - odno iz samyh ljubimyh i chitaemyh proizvedenij Dzh. Londona, a sam avtor schital ee svoim luchshim romanom. S illjustrazijami

Odna iz samyh ljubimyh knig samogo Dzheka Londona rasskazyvaet ob udivitel'nyh prikljuchenijah irlandskogo ter'era Dzherri. S rozhdenija Dzherri videl ot svoego hozjaina tol'ko zabotu i ljubov'. No odnazhdy zhizn' ego rezko peremenilas' - Dzherri okazalsja na ostrove, naselennom odnimi tuzemcami. Prirodnyj um, nahodchivost' i smelost' pomogli neobyknovennoj sobake izbezhat' mnozhestva opasnostej i dazhe najti druga vo vrazhdebnom plemeni tuzemcev. Posle togo kak jetot roman uvidel svet, vo vsem mire pojavilos' ogromnoe kolichestvo sobak, nazvannyh v chest' geroja jetoj knigi, a mnogie chitateli pod ee vpechatleniem zaveli chetveronogogo druga. S illjustracijami