Stories of Ships and the Sea

by Jack London

Nautical-themed collection of five short stories.

Includes:

- Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan (Jack London's first story, published at the age of seventeen)
- Chris Farrington: Able Seaman
- The Lost Poacher
- The Banks of the Sacramento
- In Yeddo Bay

Genres: Fiction, Adventure

108 pages, Hardcover

First published March 17, 2006

About the author

John Griffith Chaney, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. 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. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.

London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of animal rights, workers’ rights and socialism. London 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.

His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in Alaska and the Yukon during 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".

Reviews

[Mariangel]

Short book with several great stories. I liked all of them.

[Dimitrios Dritsas]

Σταθερή αξία σε όλες τις περιπέτειες και στις ναυτικές ιστορίες ο Τζακ Λόντον. Καμία ιστορία δεν απογοητεύει. Ιδιαίτερα
- Chris Farrington: Able Seaman - Ό,τι πρέπει για ψυχική ανάταση και εμψύχωση νεαρών αναγνωστών.
- The Lost Poacher: Πέρα από γλαφυρό χρονογράφημα της εποχής, διαφωτίζει την κατάσταση στα διεθνή ύδατα στα μέσα - τέλη του 20ου αιώνα
- In Yeddo Bay: Αντίστοιχα, χρωματίζει εποχή, τόπους, πρόσωπα και μια ολόκληρη κοινωνία στο λιμάνι της Γιοκοχάμα.

Μέσα από τις σελίδες του φύσηξε θαλασσινή αύρα, μύρισε αρμύρα, ακούω πονηρούς Ασιάτες στο πολύβουο λιμάνι να προσπαθούν να γδύσουν τους ναύτες και από το τελευταίο σεντ και σκληροτράχηλοι Ρώσοι ναύτες εκτελούν εντολές του απρόσιτου τσάρου.

[Brian Block]

I enjoyed it very much, but I would imagine many would not. It uses very archaic language and relies a great deal on detailed descriptions, but I sought out books like this specifically for those traits.

[David Grosvenor]

Magic of London's far east sea stories abounds

Excellent tales of storms, rough port of Yokohama, sailors and people ashore. Not Conrad, but straightforward stories well told. Vintage Jack London!

[Julian Patrick Patrick Seddon]

amazing collection of short stories built with imagery that unveils a unique narrative I knew nothing about. It’s a short book, but remarkable. we have a lot to learn from his style.

[Dianne]

Always interesting to read early work from someone as famous as Jack London. He writes SO well, and really makes you feel life on board ship. Worth the time, and a short read anyway.

[Vee]

Loved it. I especially loved the imagery