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In this classic collection of stories drawn from his own experiences, author Jack London looks back on his days as a teenager aboard the fishing boats of San Francisco Bay. In the early 1900s, men of all stripes descended on these waters to plunder its rich oyster beds. To stop the run on the waters, a patrol was established. London began his youthful adventures on the wrong side of the law, as an oyster pirate.

This is the story of a wild dog's journey toward becoming civilized in the Canadian Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, at the end of the 19th Century. The book is characteristic of London's precise prose style and innovative use of voice and perspective, with much of the novel written from the view-point of the animals. White Fang examines (sometimes graphically) the violent world of wild dogs and the equally violent world of supposedly civilized humans.

Life has lost its savor for Mr. Pathurst. New York, fame, women, the arts, have all become tedious. Searching for excitement, he books passage on a cargo vessel sailing from Baltimore to Seattle on a route that travels around the treacherous Cape Horn.

This classic book brings out the true spirit of the Gold Rush days at the turn of the last century. It portrays the brutality, kindness, love, and folly that Jack London experienced first-hand during his time in the far north. It was his first successful book, and catapulted him to literary fame.

"To Build a Fire," the best-known of Jack London's many short stories, tells the tale of a solitary traveler on the Yukon Trail accompanied only by his dog as they endure the extreme cold. A classic narrative of a battle for survival against the forces of nature, "To Build a Fire" is London at his best. Also included here are "The Red One," "All Gold Canyon," "A Piece of Steak," "The Love of Life," "Flush of Gold," "The Story of Keesh," and "The Wisdom of the Trail."

When Humphrey Van Weyden finds himself struggling in the freezing waters of San Francisco Bay, he thinks the worst that can happen to him is drowning. After he is rescued by the Ghost and its captain, Wolf Larson, Humphrey discovers that there are fates far worse than death. On Larsen's hell-ship, the dilettante hero is forced to slave as cabin boy and humble seaman. And over the seven months' voyage to the sealing grounds off Siberia, he engages in an epic duel with his ruthlessly Nietzschean skipper.

Martin Eden, Jack London’s semiautobiographical novel, is about a struggling young writer. It is considered by many to be the author’s most mature work. Personifying London’s own dreams of education and literary fame as a young man in San Francisco, Martin Eden’s impassioned but ultimately ineffective battle to overcome his bleak circumstances makes him one of the most memorable and poignant characters Jack London ever created.

Primo romanzo di Jack London, scritto nel 1902, "La figlia delle nevi" è tra le sue opere meno conosciute. Ambientato nello Yukon, narra la storia di Frona Welse. Diplomata a Stanford e con il fisico di una valchiria, Frona desta clamore nell'ambiente del padre benestante per i suoi modi schietti e per la sua amicizia con una prostituta. È inoltre contesa da due pretendenti: Gregory St Vincent, un uomo del luogo, che si rivela vigliacco e malvagio, e Vance Corliss, un ingegnere minerario che ha studiato a Yale.

Croc-Blanc, un jeune chien-loup, vit en proie aux méchancetés d'hommes obnubilés par une ruée impitoyable vers l'or. Il en vient même à risquer sa vie et c'est alors qu'enfin les hommes vont lui montrer un autre visage de l'humanité.

Buck est un chien de compagnie qui vit une paisible existence chez son maître. Tout bascule lorsqu'il est enlevé puis vendu à un maître de chiens de traîneau qui l'emmène dans le grand Nord. Il doit alors apprendre à se battre contre le froid et contre les autres, pour imposer sa place dans la meute. Peu à peu, ses instincts naturels refont surface et Buck devient ce qu'il a toujours été sans le savoir : un animal sauvage qui ne cherche pas la compagnie des hommes.

L'humanité a été décimée voilà plusieurs décennies, la nature a repris ses droits et les rares survivants doivent faire face à un monde inhospitalier où la nourriture est rare et les bêtes sauvages menaçantes. Un vieil homme qui a connu le monde d'avant essaie de décrire à ses deux petits-enfants "sauvageons", la civilisation et la catastrophe qui l'a détruite.

En période de pénurie un tout jeune homme se lance dans un périple à travers les États-Unis en empruntant les trains de façon clandestine. Entre errance et aventure, sorte de clochard ferroviaire, il serra confronté à la faim, au froid, aux doutes, aux humiliations, à des rencontres plus ou moins recommandables et aussi à la prison. Par ce récit tiré de son expérience autobiographique, l'auteur nous livre un parcours chaotique dans un monde parfois brutal, parfois secourable mais où l'emporte la soif de liberté d'une jeunesse audacieuse.

Inspiré de son expérience de chercheur d'or en Alaska, Jack London situe son héro, accompagné de son chien, dans un paysage sauvage à combattre le grand froid. Seuls le feu et le courage peuvent laisser un espoir de survie.

C'est l'été indien, la nature sauvage à perte de vue mais l'homme se blesse et voit s'éloigner son compagnon de route inexorablement. Déboussolé par la douleur et bientôt la faim, l'homme s'accroche à la vie.

Deux ans à la découverte des îles du Pacifique Sud (les îles Hawaii, la Polynésie française, les îles Samoa et la Mélanésie) à bord de son yacht, le Snark, inspirent à Jack London ces huit nouvelles. Des récits captivants et violents dénonçant le colonialisme, la surexploitation de la nature, plaçant l'homme face aux éléments, luttant pour sa survie avec tout le talent de cet aventurier.

At the turn of the century, the short story form gained enormous popularity. Against the frozen Alaskan landscape of "To Build a Fire", a miner struggles to survive the splintering whiteness of sub-zero temperatures. "Isle of Voices" captures the Hawaii of old, where magic transports a young man to an island of powerful spirits. "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" pits a mongoose against a cobra in the steamy beauty of an Indian garden. Recorded Books’ award-winning narrators turn these stories into absorbing productions.

Inside this delightful collection, you'll uncover seven tales from literary legends whose work shaped the world of writing. From gothic horror to existentialist reflections on life and society, inside you'll also find your fair share of adventures, fantastical places, compelling characters, and moral lessons.

"La peste scarlatta" (The Scarlet Plague) è un romanzo post-apocalittico di Jack London pubblicato nel 1912. Si tratta di un testo visionario in cui l'autore anticipa temi destinati ad avere larga diffusione nei decenni successivi e rimane ancor oggi un punto di riferimento di un genere che gode di fortuna crescente nei film, nelle serie TV, nei fumetti.

Ambientato nella regione canadese dello Yukon sul finire dell Ottocento, il romanzo racconta la storia di un lupo nelle cui vene scorre anche sangue di cane...

"Il vagabondo delle stelle" del grande scrittore statunitense Jack London, racconta la storia di un professore, Darrell Standing...