Jack London (1876–1916)
Author of The Call of the Wild
About the Author
One of the pioneers of 20th century American literature, Jack London specialized in tales of adventure inspired by his own experiences. London was born in San Francisco in 1876. At 14, he quit school and became an "oyster pirate," robbing oyster beds to sell his booty to the bars and restaurants in show more Oakland. Later, he turned on his pirate associates and joined the local Fish Patrol, resulting in some hair-raising waterfront battles. Other youthful activities included sailing on a seal-hunting ship, traveling the United States as a railroad tramp, a jail term for vagrancy and a hazardous winter in the Klondike during the 1897 gold rush. Those experiences converted him to socialism, as he educated himself through prolific reading and began to write fiction. After a struggling apprenticeship, London hit literary paydirt by combining memories of his adventures with Darwinian and Spencerian evolutionary theory, the Nietzchean concept of the "superman" and a Kipling-influenced narrative style. "The Son of the Wolf"(1900) was his first popular success, followed by 'The Call of the Wild" (1903), "The Sea-Wolf" (1904) and "White Fang" (1906). He also wrote nonfiction, including reportage of the Russo-Japanese War and Mexican revolution, as well as "The Cruise of the Snark" (1911), an account of an eventful South Pacific sea voyage with his wife, Charmian, and a rather motley crew. London's body broke down prematurely from his rugged lifestyle and hard drinking, and he died of uremic poisoning - possibly helped along by a morphine overdose - at his California ranch in 1916. Though his massive output is uneven, his best works - particularly "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang" - have endured because of their rich subject matter and vigorous prose. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Robert L. Fish finished London's uncompleted novel The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. and is sometimes credited as the author of that work.
Image credit: Credit: Arnold Genthe, circa 1906-1916 (Arnold Genthe Collection,LoC Prints and Photographs Division, LC-G4085- 0411)
Series
Works by Jack London
Novels and Stories: Call of the Wild / White Fang / The Sea-Wolf / Klondike and Other Stories (1982) 700 copies
Novels and Social Writings: The People of the Abyss / The Road / The Iron Heel / Martin Eden / John Barleycorn (1982) 443 copies
The Best Short Stories of Jack London: The First Collected Edition of the Finest Tales of One of the World's Great… (1945) 330 copies
The Collected Jack London: Thirty-Six Stories / Four Complete Novels / A Memoir (1991) — Author — 288 copies
The Call of the Wild / Tales of the Fish Patrol / The Cruise of the Dazzler / The Son of the Wolf and Other Stories /… (1978) 106 copies
The Adventure Collection: Treasure Island / The Jungle Book / Gulliver's Travels / White Fang / The Merry Adventures of… (2012) 62 copies
Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories - Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiews (1906) 38 copies
The Works of Jack London: The Call of the Wild/White Fang/the Sea-Wolf/ 43 Short Stories (1911) 31 copies
The call of the wild, The cruise of the Dazzler, and other stories of adventure, with the author's special report:… (1960) 29 copies
Stories of the North 23 copies
The Call of the Wild and To Build a Fire 22 copies
The Call of the Wild [adapted - Saddleback Illustrated Classics] (2010) — Original Author — 21 copies
Jack London Unabr Pb Ed 21 copies
The Call of the Wild - Unabridged with full Glossary, Historic Orientation, Character and Location Guide (Annotated) (2020) 16 copies
Smoke Bellew ; Merehunt : [romaanid] 16 copies
Jack London Stories-the Call of the Wild, the Cruise of the Dazzler, and Other Stories of Adventure (1969) 13 copies
Jack London Collection (Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea-Wolf, To Build a Fire, Martin Eden, Lost Face, The Iron… (2014) 13 copies
The Call of the Wild by Jack London, with an Illustrated Reader's Companion by Daniel Dyer (1995) 12 copies
Jack London 2 - The Iron Heel and other stories (Classic Science Fiction & Fantasy) (2005) 10 copies
Klondyken kuningas. Osa 2 8 copies
Kungen av Klondike. D. 1 8 copies
Classic American Literature: Works of Jack London, 43 books in a single file with active table of contents (2008) 8 copies
Varg-Larsen : [1] Första delen 8 copies
Martin Eden / B.1 8 copies
Die Abenteuer der Meere (3 Bände im Schuber: Der Seewolf, Moby Dick, Die Schatzinsel) (2001) 7 copies
Jack London: The Collection (Golden Deer Classics) [INCLUDED NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES] (2013) 7 copies
Storie di boxe 6 copies
The Call of the Wild (Illustrated): The 1903 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations (2023) 6 copies
Avventure di mare e di costa 6 copies
På tro och loven 6 copies
Moře, sníh a velkoměsta 6 copies
Jack London THE SEA-WOLF Fletcher Martin Heritage Press in Slipcase w/ Sandglass (1961) — Author — 6 copies
Works of Jack London. (200 Works) The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea Wolf, The Iron Heel, To Build a Fire,… (2007) 6 copies
Lõke : [jutustus] 6 copies
Children's Classic Compendium: Hound of the Baskervilles / White Fang / Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1999) 6 copies
[Т. 1]. Рассказы 5 copies
L'avventura del grande nord 5 copies
[Т. 3]. Железная пята; Время-не-ждет 5 copies
Jack London: The Collected Works 5 copies
Lumikenttien tytär. 2 5 copies
TÄHTIVAELTAJA 2 5 copies
The selected works 5 copies
TÄHTIVAELTAJA 1 5 copies
Tre hjerter I 4 copies
The Bodley Head Jack London. Volume Two [John Barleycorn / The Cruise of the Dazzler / The Road] (1964) 4 copies
Tre hjerter II 4 copies
Lumikenttien tytär. 1 4 copies
Call of the Wild by Jack London: A Casebook With Text Background Sources, Reviews, Critical Essays and Bibliography (1980) 4 copies
The Call of the Wild (Longman ELT Picture Classics Readers, Level 1: 300 Headwords – Beginners' Level) (1993) 4 copies
Jack London reports; war correspondence, sports articles, and miscellaneous writings (1998) 4 copies
Fischpiraten / Joe unter den Piraten. Erzählungen aus der San Francisco Bay. (2 Romane in einem Band) (1977) 4 copies
The Call of the Wild - Jack London - The Franklin Library - Illustrated - Notes From Editors Laid In (1977) 4 copies
The Call of the Wild by Jack London: Complete With Original And Classics Illustrated (2020) 4 copies
L'appel de la forêt (Edition pédagogique commentée et complétée de Notes, Belin Boussole) (2016) 4 copies
Burning Daylight (1/2) 4 copies
Radiosa aurora: romanzo 3 copies
WORKS OF JACK LONDON COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED The Call of the Wild, White Fang, the Sea-Wolf, 40 Short Stories (1990) 3 copies
Die Perle 3 copies
Рассказы (сборник) 3 copies
PIRATE TALES: 80 Novels, Stories, Legends & History of the True Buccaneers: The Book of Buried Treasure, The Dark… (2017) 3 copies
The One Thousand Dozen 3 copies
Burning Daylight (2/2) 3 copies
O Mexicano 3 copies
Apple Classics: White Fang 3 copies
Opowieści z Północy i Południa 3 copies
TALES OF THE FISH PATROL By JACK LONDON: Tales from the San Francisco Bay - Publication date: 1905 (2014) 3 copies
Norda odiseado kaj aliaj rakontoj 3 copies
Elsinoren kapina 1 3 copies
Die großen Romane: Der Seewolf. Die Insel Berande. Meuterei auf der Elsinore. Ruf der Wildnis. Abenteuer des… (1989) 3 copies
The Jack London Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: The Complete Science Fiction and Fantasy of Jack London (2014) 3 copies
White Fang 3 copies
Etelämeren auringon alla 3 copies
Valgekihv 3 copies
Junior Classic - Book-3 (The Call of the Wild, Moby Dick or The Whale, The Little Mermaid, Animal Farm) (Junior… (2016) 3 copies
The Call of the Wild and other stories [adapted - Oxford progressive English readers - Introductory grade] (1982) 3 copies
The Call of the Wild; Diable-A Dog; An Odyssey of the North; To the Man on Trail; To Build a Fire; Love of Life (1960) 3 copies
The Call of the Wild 3 copies
Ciuma Stacojie 3 copies
[unidentified works] 3 copies
THE CALL OF THE WILD Easton Press 2 copies
Complete Collection 2 copies
TEMPS MAUDITS. 2 copies
Nam-Bok the Unveracious 2 copies
Caninos Brancos 2 copies
The Jungle Book 1 2 copies
Elu seadus 2 copies
História de Um Soldado 2 copies
Rakkaus Elämään. Novelleja Alaskasta 2 copies
Maanedalen / 1-2 2 copies
White Fang 2 copies
The Death of Ligoun 2 copies
London, Jack: The Complete Novels (Oregan Classics) (The Greatest Writers of All Time) (2017) 2 copies
The Sunlanders 2 copies
Novels & Stories 2 copies
Lumikenttien tytär. Osa 2 2 copies
Li Wan, the Fair 2 copies
O Apelo da Floresta 2 copies
Láska k životu 2 copies
HISTÓRIA DE UM SOLDADO 2 copies
Die Teufel von Fuatino 2 copies
Liian paljon kultaa 2 copies
Собрание сочинений в 14 томах. 2 copies
Valda skrifter, del 5, Varg-Larsen 2 copies
Der Seewolf . Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur . ( Ins Deutsche übertragen von ERwin Magnus . Mit Illustrationen von Jan… (2016) 2 copies
Project X Origins Graphic Texts: Dark Red Book Band, Oxford Level 19: The Call of the Wild (2016) 2 copies
Croc-blanc en BD (Les Grands Classiques de la littérature en Bande Dessinée) (French Edition) (2019) 2 copies
Rare The Call of the Wild Jack London Abigail Rorer London Folio Society Illustrated (2011) 2 copies
Der alte Goldgräber 2 copies
Relatos 2 copies
Lumikenttien tytär. Osa 1 2 copies
Eraa kutsuu 2 copies
In einem fernen Land 2 copies
Démon alkohol ; Tulák po hvězdách 2 copies
Aurora espléndida 2 copies
Yön lapsi 2 copies
The call of the wild 2 copies
THE WORKS OF JACK LONDON - 4 BOOK SET: The Call of the Wild. White Fang, The Sea Wolf, Martin Eden (THE WORKS OF JACK… (1903) 2 copies
Solens son 2 copies
Il figlio del sole 2 copies
The Best Novels of Jack London 2 copies
Selected Stories By Jack London: Masterpieces of World Fiction Series (Short Stories) (2014) 2 copies
THE RED ONE By JACK LONDON (SHORT STORY COLLECTION): The Red One * The Hussy * Like Argus Of The Ancient Times * The… (2014) 2 copies
A Fogueira e outros contos 2 copies
Livsgnisten 2 copies
Colmillo Blanco 2 copies
RADICAL JACK LONDON, THE 2 copies
The Sea Wolf 2 copies
PRESA BRANCA 2 copies
Měsíční údolí 2 copies
Seven Tales of the Fish Patrol "IV The Siege of the Lancashire Queen" Youth's Companion V.79, no. 13 March 30, 1905 (1905) 2 copies
Valda skrifter, del 6, Varg-Larsen 2 copies
Sandwichøyene 2 copies
Vallankumouksellinen 2 copies
Jack London's Tales of Cannibals and Headhunters: Nine South Seas Stories by America's Master of Adventure (2006) 2 copies
La lucha de clases 2 copies
The Call of the Wild (adapted for children) — Author — 2 copies
The Collected Novels of Jack London: 22 Books in One Volume (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics) (2010) 2 copies
The game, and The abysmal brute 2 copies
Gullgravere 2 copies
Kisregények és elbeszélések 2 copies
Letters from Jack London, Containing an Unpublished Correspondence between London and Sinclair Lewis (1966) 2 copies
Měsíční údolí 2 copies
Livet i vildmarken 2 copies
Nowele 2 copies
Los mejores cuentos del Gran Norte 2 copies
Смок Беллью 1 copy
"War" 1 copy
Der Seewolf Von Jack Lond 1 copy
L'avventura del grande Nord 1 copy
The Sea-Wolf 1 copy
På eventyr - Adventure 1 copy
YANAN GUNISIGI 1 copy
The sea-wolf 1 copy
The Sea Wolfe 1 copy
Siwash 1 copy
Husky 1 copy
The Men of Forty-Mile 1 copy
To the Man of Trail 1 copy
The Priestly Prerogative 1 copy
The Wife of a King 1 copy
The Great Interrogation 1 copy
Which Make Men Remember 1 copy
Jan, The Unrepentant 1 copy
Beli dan 1 copy
The Scorn of Women 1 copy
In the Forest of the North 1 copy
The Master of Mystery 1 copy
Sickness of the Lone Chief 1 copy
Keesh, the Son of Keesh 1 copy
London Jack 1 copy
Bâtard 1 copy
The Story of Jess Uck 1 copy
The Unabridged 1 copy
BIR KUZEY MACERASI 1 copy
MIDAS'IN MURITLERI 1 copy
YOL 1 copy
Jack London for Kids 1 copy
Østerrøvernes konge 1 copy
මුහුදු වෘකයා 1 copy
ආදම්ට පෙර 1 copy
Den röde guden 1 copy
2000x: A Curious Fragment 1 copy
Zgodbe s severa in z juga 1 copy
Kulkurielämää 1 copy
The wit of Porportuk 1 copy
The Call of the Wild 1 copy
The Stories Of Hawaii 1 copy
Kuunlaakso 1 copy
Hänen isiensä jumala 1 copy
Ein Feuer machen 1 copy
ΙΣΤΟΡΙΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΜΠΟΞ 1 copy
Wanneer de goden lachen Jack London ; samengesteld, ingeleid en vertaald door Hans Dütting (2017) 1 copy
Stopami minulých životů. III 1 copy
All 50 Classic Read Along Books and Audio CDs: White Fang Read-Along Book CD Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Read-Along Book… (2008) 1 copy
Pakkasen lapsia 1 copy
Ztracená tvář. [Díl] II 1 copy
L'avventura 1 copy
Zářící den II. 1 copy
Zářící den I. 1 copy
O {1347}filho do lobo 1 copy
[ The Call of the Wild[ THE CALL OF THE WILD ] By London, Jack ( Author )Apr-01-2008 Paperback (2008) 1 copy
Bílý tesák [díl] II. 1 copy
Die Goldgräber am Yukon 1 copy
Antes de Adão 1 copy
Memorie, John Barleycorn 1 copy
CALL OF THE WILD 1 copy
Il dio rosso: novelle 1 copy
Der Seewolf : Roman 1 copy
Taló de ferro , El 1 copy
Bílý tesák [díl] I. 1 copy
Ο ταξιδιώτης του ουρανού 1 copy
Ο θαλασσόλυκος 1 copy
Зов предков 1 copy
V noci zrozená ; Šílenství Johna Harneda ; Když svět byl ještě mlád ; Dobrodiní při pochybách ;… 1 copy
Stopami minulých životů. II 1 copy
Stopami minulých životů. I 1 copy
Burning Daylight, etc 1 copy
BELLIOU LA FUMEE 1 copy
Crvena kuga 1 copy
Martin Eden. [Sv.] 4 1 copy
Martin Eden. [Sv.] 3 1 copy
Martin Eden. [Sv.] 2 1 copy
Martin Eden. [Sv.] 1 1 copy
CALL OF THE WILD, THE- SPARE 1 copy
Le peuple de l’abîme 1 copy
Jack London Boxed Set 1 copy
The Call of the Wild 1 copy
Železná pata II. 1 copy
Horror 5 1 copy
The Complete Works 1 copy
Železná pata I. 1 copy
Călcîiul de fier 1 copy
Pan Ječmínek. II. 1 copy
Erämaa kutsuu 1 copy
Smoke Bellew - Merehunt 1 copy
Pan Ječmínek. I. 1 copy
Srdce tří. Díl 3. 1 copy
Croc-Blanc (Edition pédagogique commentée et complétée de Notes, Belin Boussole) (1906) — Author — 1 copy
Srdce tří. Díl 2. 1 copy
Srdce tří. Díl 1. 1 copy
O Filho do Sol 1 copy
O Apelo da Selva Livro 1 1 copy
Měsíční údolí 4. 1 copy
Měsíční údolí. 1. 1 copy
Goldcañon 1 copy
Měsíční údolí. 3. 1 copy
Tiếng Gọi Của Hoang Dã 1 copy
DONEK 1 copy
Tre hjerter bind 2 1 copy
Sneens datter første del 1 copy
Měsíční údolí. 2. 1 copy
White Fang 1 copy
Le dieu tombe du ciel 1 copy
The Sea-Wolf / Love of Life 1 copy
(all) 1 copy
På kryssning med Blixten 1 copy
Ürgne kutse. Valgekihv 1 copy
Kiz, Kar ve Kan 1 copy
Michael Brother of Jerry 1 copy
FOCUL 1 copy
Rautakorko 1 copy
Computer Mind 1 copy
White Fang (DVD) 1 copy
Uomini e cani 1 copy
Die Liebe zum Leben — Author — 1 copy
Moonface 1 copy
penguin readers:white fang 1 copy
Laq crida salvatge 1 copy
Tac Pham Chon Loc 1 copy
Contos 1 copy
Westwärts 1 copy
Volume Eleven 1 copy
Mors'kyy Vovk 1 copy
A Klondike Christmas 1 copy
Skrifter, band 1. 1 copy
opere alese 3 1 copy
Kat♯łks♯łz sevgi : roman 1 copy
Tales Of The North 1 copy
The Sea Wolf (Abridged) 1 copy
opere alese 1 copy
Soi Bien 1 copy
Путешествие на «Снарке» 1 copy
Любовь к жизни 1 copy
Izlase I 1 copy
Мартин Иден 1 copy
Белый Клык (Russian Edition) 1 copy
Лунная долина Сердца трех 1 copy
אוסף סיפורי ים ונהר אחד — Author — 1 copy
MARTIN IDEN 1 copy
DHEMBI I BARDHE 1 copy
KUSHTRIMI I TE PAREVE 1 copy
MAJKELLI, VELLAI I XHERRIT 1 copy
UJKU I DETIT 1 copy
LUGINA E HENES 1 copy
Рассказы 1 copy
In den Wäldern des Nordens aus der Goldgräberzeit in Klondike — Author — 1 copy
Una hija de las nieves 1 copy
ATEŞ YAKMAK 1 copy
HAWAİİ HİKAYELERİ 1 copy
Call of the Wild 1 copy
Chemarea srtabunilor 1 copy
Call of the Wild (Abridged) 1 copy
WHITE FANG 1906 1 copy
VAHSETIN CAGIRISI 1 copy
Quattro bersagli 1 copy
Kolm sant : seiklusromaan 1 copy
Mehhiklane : [jutustus] 1 copy
Kolm südant : seiklusromaan 1 copy
МЕСЕЧАРИ И ДРУГИ ЕСЕЈИ 1 copy
Избранное 1 copy
Мятеж на «Эльсиноре» 1 copy
Мартин Идън : Роман 1 copy
The Lost Poacher 1 copy
Teadmamees 1 copy
Kolm südant : seiklusromaan 1 copy
The Call of The Wild 1 copy
Housekeeping In The Klondike 1 copy
Koenig Alkohol 1 copy
Una Vida aventurera 1 copy
White Fang: Audio Book 1 copy
HL' Iombra e il baleno 1 copy
Goldschimmer 1 copy
Thanksgiving On Slav Creek 1 copy
Kit und Shorty 1 copy
Die große Hörbuch Box: Bibliothek der Klassiker - Der Ruf der Wildnis, Wolfsblut - sowie viele… 1 copy
Οι άνθρωποι της αβύσσου 1 copy
PREPARARE UN FUOCO CARTONATO 1 copy
Die Perle [Kurzgeschichte] 1 copy
Histórias do Mar do Sul 1 copy
A Call of the Wild 1 copy
Les Introuvables - Annoté (enrichi d'une biographie complète): Recueil de 34 Nouvelles (2016) 1 copy
Dhëmbi i Bardhë 1 copy
I can read: white fang 1 copy
Sea Stories 1 copy
To build a fire, Moon-face, The Law of Fire, Love of Life: Jack London's short stories - bilingual edition (2004) 1 copy
Jack London — Author — 1 copy
A Ghostly Duel [short story] 1 copy
Под палубным тентом 1 copy
Убить человека 1 copy
Рождённая в ночи 1 copy
Когда мир был юным 1 copy
Воздушный шантаж 1 copy
Только кулаки 1 copy
Под палубным тентом Рассказы 1 copy
Una foglia nella tempesta 1 copy
Kungen av Klondike D. 1 1 copy
Kungen av Klondike D. 2 1 copy
Kärlekens väsen 1 copy
1968 THE CALL OF THE WILD ILLUSTRATED JACK LONDON THE CRUISE OF THE DAZZLER [Hardcover] JACK LONDON 1 copy
White Fang 1 copy
হোয়াইট ফ্যাং 1 copy
O lôbo e os deuses 1 copy
The Jungle Book / White Fang / The Story of Doctor Dolittle / Fables for Children by Aesop (Junior Classics for Young… (1955) 1 copy
The Call of the Wild [Abridged - Easy English Stories] — Original story — 1 copy
Selected stories 1 copy
The Sea Wolf 1 copy
Jernhælen - II. bind 1 copy
Jernhælen- I. bind 1 copy
Odszczepieniec. Opowiadania 1 copy
Le talon de fer - Introduction de Francis Lacassin - Lettre préface de Léon Trotsky - Traduction de Louis… (1973) 1 copy
Bílý tesák ; Mořský vlk 1 copy
Sea Wolf & Selected Stories 1 copy
Järnhälen : [1] Första delen 1 copy
Järnhälen : [2] Andra delen 1 copy
Valda skrifter. 1-13. 1 copy
The Enemy of All the World: Simplified for Modern Readers (Simplified for Modern Readers Series) (2013) 1 copy
På luffen 1 copy
Jack London. Croc-Blanc : . Traduit de l'anglais par Paul Gruyer et Louis Postif. Précédé d'une étude de André Bay (1954) 1 copy
Pañuelo Amarillo 1 copy
Klondike and other stories 1 copy
Kolm südant 1 copy
Goudzoekers van Alaska 1 copy
PUEBLO DEL ABISMO, EL. 1 copy
Kuunlaakso. 1 osa 1 copy
Kuunlaakso. 2 osa 1 copy
Kvinnor 1 copy
Das Feuer im Schnee 1 copy
Fischpiraten 1 copy
The Devil’s Dice-box 1 copy
Den stora frågan 1 copy
Kui loodus kutsub 1 copy
Jack London's Short stories 1 copy
The Story of an Eye-Witness 1 copy
Dragoste de viata 1 copy
Canionul 1 copy
Ιστορίες του Μποξ 1 copy
Οι Ευνοούμενοι του Μίδα 1 copy
Når Naturen kalder 1 copy
Zlato 1 copy
Elsinoren kapina. Osa 1 1 copy
Elsinoren kapina. Osa 2 1 copy
Klondyken kuningas. Osa 1 1 copy
Lumikenttien tytär. Osa 1 1 copy
Sneens datter, Bind 1 1 copy
Sneens datter, Bind 2 1 copy
Short stories. Selections^The science fiction stories of Jack London / edited by James Bankes 1 copy
The Story of Jees Uck 1 copy
In Yeddo Bay 1 copy
The Banks of the Sacramento 1 copy
A farkas fia 1 copy
White Fang - Masterpieces of American Literature Collector's Edition (Leather Bound) (Easton Press) (1973) 1 copy
I söderhavet 1 copy
Tre hjerter / B.1 1 copy
Jack London Masters Library: The call of the Wild, The Sea-Wolf, White Fang, The Son of the Wolf, The Iron Heel, The… (1984) 1 copy
Vragi na Fuatinu 1 copy
Pomama za zlatom 1 copy
Vahsi Dogaya Donus 1 copy
Bokseren. Rivalen 1 copy
La Folie de John Harned 1 copy
För mycket guld 1 copy
Jack London: American Rebel 1 copy
THE SEA ADVENTURES - Boxed Set: 20 Maritime Novels & Tales of Seas and Sailors: The Cruise of the Dazzler, The… (2017) 1 copy
El fuego de la hoguera 1 copy
Tres historias del mar 1 copy
Jack London for Kids - Breathtaking Adventure Tales & Animal Stories (Illustrated Edition): Children's Book… (2017) 1 copy
Grandes Obras de Jack London (Antes de Adán, Aventura, Colmillo Blanco, Demasiado Oro, El Crucero del Snack, El… (2011) 1 copy
The Ship Of Fools 1 copy
La petite dame de la Grande Maison (French Edition): La Petite Dame dans la grande maison Roman de Jack London (French… (2020) 1 copy
O povo da abismo 1 copy
The Call of the Wild, Etc. 1 copy
Kuunlaakso. Osa 2 1 copy
"Pragtstjernen"s Krydstogt 1 copy
Fortælinger fra Klondyke 1 copy
The Call of the Wild and White Fang (Annotated): Complete and Unabridged | Trees and Mountains Cover (2020) 1 copy
En klondykehelt II 1 copy
Stories For All Seasons 1 copy
Trilogia 1 copy
Kungen av Klondike Band 1 1 copy
Kungen av Klondike Band 2 1 copy
Tre hjärtan 1 1 copy
Tre hjärtan 2 1 copy
Skrifer - band 13 1 copy
The Call of the Wild, the Men of 40 Mile, in a Far Country, the Marriage of Lit-Lit, Bastard (Chatham River Press… (1600) 1 copy
Biergeschichten: Geschichten und Gedichte über das flüssige Brot: Geschichten und Gedichte frisch aus dem… (2011) 1 copy
Mikaelo, Hundo de Cirko 1 copy
[No title] 1 copy
Buzun Çocukları 1 copy
Kurdun Oğlu 1 copy
Mořský Vlk 1 copy
Le Silence blanc 1 copy
En klondykehelt I 1 copy
Le mexique puni 1 copy
Quando Deus Ri 1 copy
Michael irmao de Jerry 1 copy
Trois cœurs 1 copy
A Paixão de martin Eden 1 copy
Vzbouření na Elsinoře III . 1 copy
Quando os Deuses se Riem 1 copy
As Tartarugas do Tasman 1 copy
Sol Ardente 1 copy
O vale da lua 1 copy
Os milhões de chun-ah-chun 1 copy
Fólk Undirjúpanna 1 copy
Vzbouření na Elsinoře II. 1 copy
Vzbouření na Elsinoře I. 1 copy
Záležitost mužů 1 copy
White Fang 1 copy
קול קדומים ; אודיסיאה בצפון 1 copy
El peregrino de la estrella 1 copy
Il pagano 1 copy
Over the Bridge 1 copy
Sea wolf, The 1 copy
Tres corazones 1 copy
La estirpe de McCoy 1 copy
Hall of Fame Series 1 copy
Mořský vlk díl II. 1 copy
Mořský vlk. díl I. 1 copy
Jack London's Canine Heroes Collection - Jerry of the Islands, Michael Brother of Jerry, The Call of the Wild,… (2020) 1 copy
Kahekili'nin Kemikleri 1 copy
Alice Ruhunu Açınca 1 copy
Çinago 1 copy
Kit am Klondike 1 copy
Det ¤store Vidunder 1 copy
Naar naturen kalder 1 copy
Tochter des Nordlichts : Erzählungen aus d. amerikan. Norden. Mit Holzstichen von Peter Pfefferkorn. [Übertr.… (1973) 1 copy
La Route suivi de Le Cabaret de la Dernière Chance : 2 chefs-d'oeuvre de Jack London en un seul volume (2014) 1 copy
Nam-Bok le hâbleur 1 copy
Biele ticho 1 copy
Το μυστικό των σαρκοφάγων 1 copy
Il meglio di Jack London 1 copy
The Portrait of a Lady 1 copy
Writings of Thomas Jefferson 1 copy
Mouchoir jaune 1 copy
Essays and Articles 1 copy
Motin en altamar 1 copy
Weisszahn, der Wolfshund. Ill. von Horst Bartsch. [Ins Dt. übertr. von Günter Löffler], Kompass-Bücherei ; Bd. 197 (1969) 1 copy
White fang ... With four colour plates and line drawings in the text by Charles Pickard (1965) 1 copy
White Fang 1 copy
Michael Jerrys broder II 1 copy
Martin Eden 2 nide 1 copy
Martin Eden 1. nide 1 copy
Erämaan laki 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- London, Jack
- Legal name
- Chaney, John Griffith
- Other names
- LONDON, John Griffith
CHANEY, John Griffith - Birthdate
- 1876-01-12
- Date of death
- 1916-11-22
- Burial location
- Jack London State Historic Park, Glen Ellen, California, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Place of death
- Glen Ellen, California, USA
- Cause of death
- Uremia
- Places of residence
- Oakland, California, USA
Klondike, Yukon, Canada
Piedmont, California, USA
Erie County Penitentiary, Buffalo, New York, USA
Dawson City, Yukon, Canada - Education
- Oakland High School
University of California, Berkeley
self-educated - Occupations
- novelist
short-story writer
journalist
essayist
playwright
poet (show all 18)
political commentator
rancher
hobo
sailor
patrol agent of San Francisco shore police
fisherman
jute millworker
coal shoveler
laundry worker
gold prospector
oyster pirate
salmon canner - Relationships
- London, Charmian (spouse)
London, Joan (daughter)
Chaney, William Henry (biological father)
London, John (stepfather) - Organizations
- Intercollegiate Socialist Society
Socialist Labor Party
Socialist Party of America
Bohemian Club
California Fish Patrol
Hearst Newspapers - Awards and honors
- Jack London State Historic Park
Mount London, British Columbia, Canada
Jack London Square, Oakland, California, USA
Great Americans series postage stamp - Agent
- A. P. Watt
Hughes Massie - Short biography
- John Griffith London (born John Griffith Chaney; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first writers to become a worldwide celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.
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 also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay", and "The Heathen".
London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, workers' rights, socialism, and eugenics. 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. - Disambiguation notice
- Robert L. Fish finished London's uncompleted novel The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. and is sometimes credited as the author of that work.
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