To Build a Fire and Other Stories by Jack London

The bestselling, highest-paid, and most popular author of his era, London created a substantial body of work in his short life, drawing upon his experiences as a cannery worker, sailor, railroad hobo, and prospector. About the Author Novelist, journalist, and social activist Jack London (1876-1916) rose from abject poverty to international fame. Additional tales include A Piece of Steak, The Mexican, The Law of Life, All Gold Canyon, and eight others. Jack London To Build a Fire, and Other Stories (The World's Best Reading) Hardcover Januby Jack London (Author) 527 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 0.60 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 39.99 46 Used from 2.78 8 New from 35.99 1 Collectible from 45.

Material type: TextSeries: A Ladder EditionPublisher: New York Popular Library. This collection features 13 of Londons best works in the genre, including his most acclaimed short story, To Build a Fire, in which a new arrival to the Klondike stubbornly ignores warnings about the folly of traveling alone. To Build a Fire and Other Stories / By Jack London. The short story format offers an ideal showcase for Londons narrative genius, providing a focus for the great power and fluency of his language. The vitality and variety of Londons experiences are reflected in his stories, which range from earthy accounts of survival in the Arctic and the South Sea Islands to gripping tales of political upheaval and drama within the boxing ring. In the course of his brief but active life, he sought adventure - as a hobo, prospector, sailor, and a dozen other occupations - along with self-education from the works of Marx, Darwin, Nietzsche, and Jung. Book Synopsis Born into poverty, Jack London led a knockabout existence before achieving success as one of the most popular authors of his era. In these collected stories of man against the wilderness London lays claim to the title of greatest outdoor adventure writer of all time.

About the Book From Alaska to the Yukon, from the Klondike to the Arctic tundra, Jack London knew the outlaws and the wolves, the prospectors and the grizzlies.

To Build a Fire and Other Stories by Jack London