Books by Jack London

Book SynopsisPenguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers'' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.Visit the Penguin Readers websiteExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.In 1897, people found gold in the Klondike, Canada. Thousands of people traveled there to find more gold. They needed big, strong dogs to work for them. This is the story of one of those dogs, Buck. A man takes him from his family in California, and Buck has to pull a sled in Canada. Will he survive?

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Book SynopsisClassics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1-C1 of the CEFR. Listen along with downloadable MP3 audio.When men find gold in the frozen north of Canada, they need dogs - big, strong dogs to pull the sledges on the long journeys to and from the gold mines. Buck is stolen from his home in the south and sold as a sledge-dog. He has to learn a new way of life - how to work in harness, how to stay alive in the ice and the snow... and how to fight. Because when a dog falls down in a fight, he never gets up again.

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Book SynopsisJack London, born in 1876 in San Francisco, California, was a novelist, journalist and social activist. He is most well-known for his bestselling novels The Call of the Wild and White Fang, depicting elemental struggles for survival. During the 20th century, he was one of the most extensively translated of American authors.

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Book SynopsisPenguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers'' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.Visit the Penguin Readers websiteExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.The world is a wonderful place to a brave wolf cub, as his mother teaches him all about nature. But then he meets humans. They call him White Fang, and take him away from the wild. Can he learn their ways to survive, and at what cost to himself?

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Book SynopsisPuffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable hardback editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this charming edition of The Call of the Wild.''To Buck it was boundless delight, this hunting, fishing, and indefinite wandering through strange places.'' Pampered dog Buck lives a comfortable life in Santa Clara Valley, where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day a terrible act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forced into a life of work and danger. Dragged away to be a sledge dog in the harsh and freezing cold Yukon, Buck must fight for his place in the wilderness - and a place to call home.

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Book SynopsisRediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this new resized edition of The Call of the Wild, complete with a bold new cover.''To Buck it was boundless delight, this hunting, fishing, and indefinite wandering through strange places.''Pampered dog Buck lives a comfortable life in Santa Clara Valley, where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day a terrible act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forced into a life of work and danger. Dragged away to be a sledge dog in the harsh and freezing cold Yukon, Buck must fight for his place in the wilderness - and a place to call home.

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Book SynopsisWith an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Kelly, University of Reading. The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories. Set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s, The Call of the Wild is about Buck, the magnificent cross-bred offspring of a St Bernard and a Scottish Collie. Stolen from his pampered life on a Californian estate and shipped to the Klondike to work as a sledge dog, he triumphs over his circumstances and becomes the leader of a wolf pack. The story records the 'decivilisation' of Buck as he answers 'the call of the wild', an inherent memory of primeval origins to which he instinctively responds. In contrast, White Fang relates the tale of a wolf born and bred in the wild which is civilised by the master he comes to trust and love. The brutal world of the Klondike miners and their dogs is brilliantly evoked and Jack London's rendering of the sentient life of Buck and White Fang as they confront their destiny is enthralling and convincing. The deeper resonance of these stories derives from the author's use of the myth of the hero who survives by strength and courage, a powerful myth that still appeals to our collective unconscious.

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Book SynopsisPresents the story of Martin Eden, an impoverished seaman who pursues, obsessively and aggressively, dreams of education and literary fame. This title also discusses the conflict between London's support of socialism and Martin's powerful self-will.Trade Review“One of Jack London’s greatest works.” —Upton Sinclair

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Book SynopsisHarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.Fear urged him to go back, but growth drove him onSet in the frozen forests of the Yukon Territory, Canada, during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, White Fang' tells the story of a young wolf-dog's journey from the wild into human territory. As White Fang learns that civilisation is every bit as vicious and violent as nature and that survival is only awarded to the fittest we too see how instinct, sensation and emotion drive every one of us.Published in 1906 to wide and instant acclaim, this is a remarkable and moving look at the timeless relationship between man and dog.Trade Review‘One of London’s most interesting and ambitious works’ Robert Greenwood

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Book SynopsisPuffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this thrilling edition of White Fang. Born in the wilds of the freezing cold Yukon, White Fang half-dog, half-wolf is the only animal in the litter to survive. He soon learns the harsh laws of nature, yet buried deep inside him are the distant memories of affection and love. Will this fiercely independent creature of the wild learn to trust man again?

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Book SynopsisIn Call of the Wild, Buck lives as a pampered house dog in California. He eats well, sleeps when he wants, and is treated with affection by his ownersthat is, until he is abducted by thieves and pressed into service as a sled dog for the Klondike Gold Rush. Mistreated by a succession of abusive owners, Buck comes to realize that the key to survival is channeling the instinctive wildness of his heritage, hitherto buried deep beneath the veneer of civilized life. White Fang tells the story of prospector Weedon Scott and White Fang, the dog he rescues from a cruel dog-fighter. Though the wolf-dog pup at first seems savage beyond rehabilitation, Scott's kind ministrations and earnest friendship eventually open the dog's heart to an acceptance of domestication. Written in the first decade of the twentieth century, Call of the Wild and White Fang are landmark tales of adventure that put Jack London's writing career on the map. They are also the work of a writer with an exquisite understand

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Book SynopsisHe must master or be mastered; while to show mercy was a weakness.'Buck, a wealthy judge's dog, leads a quiet life until he is kidnapped, sold and taken to the freezing north.

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Book SynopsisA 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, 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. 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. 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. London’s narr

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Book Synopsis'Mush on!' Buck does not read the newspapers. If he had, he'd have known that for good strong dogs like himself trouble is brewing. Man has found gold and because of that Buck is kidnapped and dragged away from his sunny home to become a sledge dog in the harsh and freezing North.Trade ReviewEnthralling * Herald *I can't celebrate the romantic ideas or the killing of savages in this book. But I can say I'm fascinated by it and that I find it worth going back to. It's a story which has gained its own life and will probably be with us for as long as we're reading books -- David Vann * Daily Telegraph *A novel of...physical intensity and savage excitement * Sunday Times *Untouched by bookishness... The making and the achievement of such a hero [Buck] constitute, not a pretty story at all, but a very powerful one * The Atlantic Monthly (1903) *

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Book SynopsisThe People of the Abyss (1903) is a work of nonfiction by American writer Jack London. Written after the author spent three months living in London’s poverty-stricken East End, The People of the Abyss bears witness to the difficulties faced by hundreds and thousands of people every day in one of the wealthiest nations on earth. Inspired by Friedrich Engels’s The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845) and Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives, London hoped to expose the indignities faced by those left behind by industrialization. In 1902, Jack London traveled to England to live in the slums of London’s East End. Hoping to learn about the lives and experiences of the city’s working class, he spent three months staying in workhouses, sleeping on the streets, and lodging with a poor family in the area. Drawing on his own experience as a working-class American, and informed by his dedicated understanding of socialism, London recorded what he saw of the lives of London’s poor, the hundreds of thousands of humans held back from the nation’s progress toward modernization. The People of the Abyss was a popular and critical success upon publication and would inspire the young George Orwell to conduct his own research on poverty and urban life, which he recorded in his groundbreaking work Down and Out in Paris and London. Although he is known more for his contributions to fiction, London was a talented journalist whose experiences as a world traveler and worker allowed him to capture the deprivations of impoverished life while preserving a sense of humanity and advocating for much needed change. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Jack London’s The People of the Abyss is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.

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Book SynopsisSouth Sea Tales is an assortment of eight interesting stories of imagination and experience in the South Seas. In light of Jack London's own experiences cruising in the South Pacific, South Sea Tales incorporates the accompanying short sotries: The House of Mapuhi, The Whale Tooth, Mauki, Yah! Yah! Yah!, The Heathen, The Terrible Solomons, The Inevitable White Man, and The Seed of McCoy. Perusers, everything being equal, will thoroughly enjoy these stories of nautical experience.

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Book SynopsisBefore Adam is a novel written by Jack London in 1906. It is entirely different from London's other books. It rotates around the fantasies of a young man, dreams that include racial recollections and the information on his earlier presence as a manlike animal named Big Tooth living in ancient times. It has given a vivid picture view of prehistoric man's life, transformation of man's selfdom to cave dwellers. To show the advancement of life, fire people and animal like tree people are also describe in the novel. Uniqueness of the novel is sharing fears, struggles and adventures of prehistoric man's life. The author admirably mixes science and literature and inspires to learn something new.

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Book SynopsisExtraordinary both for the vividness of their descriptions and the success with which they imagine life from a non-human perspective, these two classics of children’s literature are two of the greatest and most popular animal stories ever written.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This beautiful Macmillan Collector’s Library edition of The Call of the Wild & White Fang features an afterword by Sam Gilpin.The Call of the Wild tells the story of Buck, a domestic dog who is kidnapped from his home in California and forced to pull sleds in the Arctic wasteland. White Fang, by contrast, is the tale of a crossbreed who is three-quarters wolf and a quarter dog, and who must endure considerable suffering in the wilderness before being tamed by an American and taken to live in California.

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Book SynopsisOf all Jack London's fictions none have been so popular as his dog stories. In addition to The Call of the Wild, the epic tale of a Californian dog's adventures during the Klondike gold rush, this edition includes White Fang, and five famous short stories - 'Bâtard', 'Moon-Face', 'Brown Wolf', 'That Spot', and 'To Build a Fire'.Trade Review`guaranteed to warm the heart of any child' Press and Journal, Aberdeen'utterly convincing ... wonderful forays into danger and excitement' Beat SceneTable of ContentsThe Call of the Wild; White Fang; Bâtard; Moon-Face; Brown Wolf; That Spot; To Build a Fire

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Book SynopsisThis Oxford Children''s Classic features an introduction by Anthony McGowan and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . .Half St Bernard and half sheepdog, Buck is stolen away from his comfortable life as a pet and put to work as a sled dog in Alaska. Surrounded by cruelty, he adapts and learns the ways of the wilderness. Using his strength and instinct, Buck must fight for survival.

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Book SynopsisDuring the gold rush, Buck is snatched away from his peaceful home and brought to the harsh and bitter Yukon to become a sled dog. Will he adapt to life as a member of a sled pack? Or will his newly awakened instincts lead him to search for the freedom he has never known?

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Book SynopsisFirst distributed in 1913, John Barleycorn is the principal keen abstract composition on liquor in American writing. London offers intense speculations on Barleycorn along with his very own nearby story drinking vocation, which was chivalrous in scale. It is, notwithstanding, as a practice in life account that his book chiefly draws in the advanced peruser. London's life was unfortunately short however loaded with episode and experience. In John Barleycorn he keeps his initial difficulties in Oakland, his encounters as clam privateer, remote ocean sealer, homeless person, Yukon goldminer, understudy, nonconformist, and - eventually - top of the line creator. Long ignored by London hardliners (who wish he had never composed it) and utilized against him by pundits who might see him as a self-admitted inebriated, John Barleycorn should be commended for what it is: an exemplary of American life account.

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Book SynopsisLove of life is one of the agent works of American pragmatist author Jack London, who utilizations itemized depictions of mental and philosophical exercises to frame an amazing picture feeling, e.g. in the cruel Canadian tundra, the ravenous, the injured beat the restrictions of their lives and make due in outrageous circumstances, with the goal that peruses can have a vivid understanding experience. In this book, London put the hero into a very troublesome and threatening living climate that is nearly confined from reality as well as extremely definite and sensible subtleties to introduce a emotional and undulating excursion of endurance to peruses by the third individual story point of view. This paper will dive into the exceptional appeal of Jack London's imaginative creation from two points of view: plot advancement and detail portrayal.

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Book SynopsisLittle treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. The tale of Buck, abducted and mistreated and his gradual adaptation to the wild is a much heralded celebration of the power of instinct and the natural world. This edition includes four short stories: 'The Son of the Wolf', 'To the Man on the Trail', 'The Wisdom of the Trail' and 'An Odyssey of the North'.

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Book SynopsisThe Cruise of the Snark is a non-fictitious, represented book by Jack London chronicling his cruising experience across the south Pacific in his ketch the Snark. Going with London on this journey was his better half Charmian and a little group. London showed himself heavenly route and the fundamentals of cruising and of boats throughout this experience and portrays these subtleties to the peruser. During the journey they visited fascinating areas including the Solomon Islands and Hawaii. His first-individual records and photos give knowledge into these remote spots toward the start of the twentieth hundred years.

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Book SynopsisThe Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are two classic American adventure novels by Jack London depicting the evolution of two dogs in the wild, now presented together in this elegantly designed jacketed hardcover edition.

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Book SynopsisHow do you interest today''s multimedia, digital students in reading, especially in a language that is not their own? Our exciting new edition of Dominoes holds the answer... A full-colour, entertaining, interactive four-level readers series, it offers students an enjoyable reading experience while building their language skills through integrated language activities, projects, and contextualized grammar work. Dominoes makes reading motivating andfun for students, while making it easy for you to develop their reading and language skills either in or outside the classroom.

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Book SynopsisSuitable for younger learners Word count 10,965 CD: American English Bestseller

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Book SynopsisAn abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of White Fang, part of the bestselling Classic Starts® series that has sold more than 8 million copies!  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.

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Book SynopsisTwo timeless tales of adventure and survival are now available in an unabridged paperback edition for today's young readers. In Call of the Wild, a kidnapped dog named Buck tries to survive the Yukon Gold Rush. In White Fang, the titular character attempts to overcome the harshness of humans and the harsh Alaskan environment. Two of Jack London's best-loved masterpieces are available in their entirety in this paperback edition, perfect for young readers' libraries.

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Book SynopsisThe Iron Heel (1907) is a novel by American writer Jack London. A groundbreaking work of dystopian science fiction, The Iron Heel was inspired by London’s socialist views and belief in an eventual global upheaval. Although his predictions proved wrong for the United States of the early-twentieth century, London was recognized by such figures as George Orwell for his foresight regarding the rise of fascism in Europe. The novel is told from the perspective of a scholar named Anthony Meredith who lives in the post-revolutionary Brotherhood of Man in the year 2600 AD. Having discovered the “Everhard Manuscript,” a record of the rise of the Oligarchy in twentieth century America that provides the bulk of the narrative, Meredith writes the introduction and extensive footnotes throughout. The Manuscript is the story of Avis Everhard, a young woman who becomes radicalized by the rise of authoritarianism in the United States and eventually leads a failed revolution against the Oligarchy. While the frame narrative provides a sense of hope for the future of humanity, the Manuscript describes a society crushed by the consolidation of economic and political power by a wealthy few, who control all aspects of everyday life and rule with the help of a ruthless mercenary army. As she rises through the ranks of the resistance movement, Everhard comes to understand that the sacrifices required of a hero must be made for a future she holds little hope of seeing. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Jack London’s The Iron Heel is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.

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Book SynopsisA Daughter of the Snows is Jack London's most remarkable book, published in 1902. Frona Welse is a strong female character of the book. It narrates the tale of Frona Welse's life in Yukon, originally she is a Stanford graduate and actual Valkyrie (supernatural woman) who takes to the path subsequent to disturbing her affluent dad's local area by her direct way and become friends with the town's whore. She is additionally conflicted between affection for two admirers: Gregory St Vincent, a neighbourhood man who ends up being weak and misleading; and Vance Corliss, a Yale prepared mining engineer. The novel is imperative for its solid and confident champion, one of numerous who might individuals his fiction.

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Book SynopsisThe Little Lady of the Big House is a novel by American essayist Jack London. The story concerns a circle of drama. The hero, Dick Forrest, is a farmer with a graceful streak (his oak seed tune reviews London's play, The Acorn Planters.). His better half, Paula, is a fiery, athletic, and physically mindful lady (in one scene, she rides a steed into a swimming tank, arising in a white smooth slip of a swimsuit that shaped to her structure like a marble-carven veiling of curtain.) Paula, as Charmian, is dependent upon sleep deprivation; and Paula, as Charmian, can't bear youngsters. In light of a perusing of Charmian's journal, Stasz recognizes the third vertex of the triangle, Evan Graham, with two genuine men named Laurie Smith and Allan Dunn. Indeed, even minor characters can be distinguished; Forrest's worker Oh My looks like London's valet Nakata. The long-unshaven vagrant rationalist Aaron Hancock looks like the genuine deep rooted whiskery vagabond logician Frank Strawn-Hamilton, who was a drawn out visitor at the London farm. Artist Haakan Frolich shows up as the stone carver Froelig - and painter Xavier Martinez shows up as the person Xavier Martinez!

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Book SynopsisIn 1912, Jack London written a book 'The Scarlet Plague'. It is a futuristic story, depicting mystery of a horrible disease spreaded rapidly. The Scarlet Plague is very devastating, it has almost depopulated the planet. James Smith is only survivor, telling about the disease. Victims face turned scarlet and their lower side become numb. Within 30 minutes, of first seeing symptoms, victims usually died. There was no cure, doctors and scientists, who were trying to do so were also get infected. The Scarlet Plague is an amazing story, showing us the same scenario as pandemic Covid-19 shown us.

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Book SynopsisA collection of 4 Puffin Classics, designed to raise awareness of world environmental issues.Life is good for house-dog Buck where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine of Santa Clara Valley. But when he is stolen and forced to work as a sledge dog in the harsh conditions of the frozen North he has to fight hard for his survival. Can he rise above his enemies and fulfil his true destiny?A reminder of an age before mass extinctions and climate change, this special edition of The Call of the Wild is inspired by Earth Day, and introduced by actor and environmental activist Bonnie Wright.Other titles in the Green Puffin Classics series:The Wind in the WillowsThe Jungle BookThe Adventures of Robin Hood

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Book SynopsisThe vitality and variety of London's experiences during his brief life are reflected in these 13 gripping tales of adventure, including "A Piece of Steak," "The Mexican," "The Law of Life," and 10 others.

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Book SynopsisAs close to an autobiography as London ever wrote, this brutally frank memoir of a lifelong struggle with alcohol also offers insights into the author's life as an adventurer and popular writer.

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Book SynopsisCalifornian family dog Buck is happy spending his days eating and sleeping. That is until he is kidnapped, and is forced to work in the frozen north of Alaska as a sledge dog. Passed from owner to owner, Buck sets out on a remarkable journey to ensure his own survival. Will he make it? And, when tested, how hard will he struggle against returning to the wild?Packed with tension and excitement, Jack London''s atmospheric story of adventure and endurance is sure to grip readers of all ages. This unabridged edition features large-print, easy-to-read text and delightful ''peep-through'' cover art by Kayla Stark.

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Book SynopsisThe People of the Abyss (1903) is a work of nonfiction by American writer Jack London. Written after the author spent three months living in London’s poverty-stricken East End, The People of the Abyss bears witness to the difficulties faced by hundreds and thousands of people every day in one of the wealthiest nations on earth. Inspired by Friedrich Engels’s The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845) and Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives, London hoped to expose the indignities faced by those left behind by industrialization. In 1902, Jack London traveled to England to live in the slums of London’s East End. Hoping to learn about the lives and experiences of the city’s working class, he spent three months staying in workhouses, sleeping on the streets, and lodging with a poor family in the area. Drawing on his own experience as a working-class American, and informed by his dedicated understanding of socialism, London recorded what he saw of the lives of London’s poor, the hundreds of thousands of humans held back from the nation’s progress toward modernization. The People of the Abyss was a popular and critical success upon publication and would inspire the young George Orwell to conduct his own research on poverty and urban life, which he recorded in his groundbreaking work Down and Out in Paris and London. Although he is known more for his contributions to fiction, London was a talented journalist whose experiences as a world traveler and worker allowed him to capture the deprivations of impoverished life while preserving a sense of humanity and advocating for much needed change. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Jack London’s The People of the Abyss is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.

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