Selected Works of Jack London

by Jack London, Ken Mondschein (Introduction)

A beautiful leather-bound collectible volume of Jack London’s stories.

From hard-edged adventures in the Klondike territory to harrowing experiences on the South Seas, Jack London’s three most popular novels form the basis of this collection. Popular short stories round out this beautiful leather-bound volume that will be a treasured addition to any home library. You’ll enjoy hours of reading infused with the romance, hopes, and frustrations of one of the world’s most widely read authors.
 

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Collections

904 pages, Leather Bound

First published October 6, 2020

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

[Locky · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for any London fan.
This collection contains three of London’s heavyweights - The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea Wolf - but there’s so many lesser known treasures in the short stories.
The way that London can adopt a point of view to write a unique story is damn near unmatched by any author, living or dead, and the way he blends his philosophy of natural law into his storytelling (like in A Piece of Steak) is artistic perfection.

[Stratus · Rating 3 out of 5]

The call of the Wild : 3.5
The Sea wolf : 2.5
White Fang : 3
White Fang is a chronicle. Each part is a different story.
PART 1 (p. 330) : THE WILD
PART II (p. 354) : BORN OF THE WILD
PART III (p. 387) : THE GODS OF THE WILD
PART IV (p. 426) : THE SUPERIOR GODS
PART V (p. 471) : THE TAME

Good stories:
The Wit of Porportuk : 3 ................ First Nations woman
To build a fire : 4
The Apostate : 4 ............................ factory-working boy
South of the Slot : 3.5 ........................ a man leading a double life as an upper-class stiff and a working class extrovert
A Piece of steak : 3 .............................. boxer
The Mexican : 2.5 ............................... Mexcican revolutionary/boxer
The Strength of the Strong : 2.5 ........Cavemen forming a society
Told in the Drooling Ward : 3.5 .......... first-person narration of a man living in a mental institution


Stories to avoid :
The god of his fathers : 1 ...... Too many characters speaking . Hard to keep track of who is speaking.
All gold Canyon : 1 ................. Way too many descriptions. Repetitive, unexciting action
Mauki : 1 ................................ Way too many scenes
The Red One : 1

[Darin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read London throughout my early education. Picked up this book to have at hand for myself and my children when the desire calls.

[Ian MacIntyre · Rating 5 out of 5]

London was an exceptional writer. His descriptions, themes, character development, and settings are
beautiful. His stories are original and often long forgotten. He is more than "Call of the Wild".

These are great stories, not to be enjoyed at one sitting, but over time. They percolate and deepen as you have time to think about them.

[Dor Shmoish · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Call of the Wild: 4.25/5
The Sea Wolf: 4.75/5
White Fang: 4/5
To the Man on Trail: 3/5
White Silence: 2.5/5
In a Far Country: 3.25/5
The Wisdom of the Trail: 3.5/5
An Odyssey of the North: 3.75/5
The Law of Life: 4/5
The God of His Fathers: 4/5
Bâtard: 4.25/5
The League of the Old Men: 4.5/5
Love of Life: 4.25/5
The Wit of Porportuk: 3.75/5
To Build a Fire: 4.25/5
All Gold Canyon: 4/5
The Apostate: 3.75/5
South of the Slot: 4/5
The Chinago: 4.25/5
A Piece of Steak: 4.25/5
Mauki: 4/5
Koolau the Leper: 3.75/5
The Strength of the Strong: 4.5/5
War: 2.5/5
The Mexican: 4.5/5
Told in the Drooling Ward: 4.5/5
The Water Baby: 3/5
The Red One: 3.75/5
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Book Quality: 3.5/5
Overall: 4/5

[Joshua Friesen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Any young adventurous boy or girl would love these classic stories. Read on fun seekers.