Jack, London - Libros y biografía

Jack London's Martin Eden was first published in 1909 and is the story of a young writer's quest for celebrity and love. Much loved by writers who identify with Martin's belief that when he posted a manuscript,...

Romanzo che narra la storia di Buck, un meticcio tra una San Bernardo ed un Collie, che viene rapito e rivenduto come cane da slitta in Alaska, ove, con spirito di adattamento riuscirà ad imporsi come...

Generally considered to be "the earliest of the modern Dystopian", it chronicles the rise of an oligarchic tyranny in the United States. It is arguably the novel in which Jack London's socialist views...

Questo è l’ultimo romanzo pubblicato in vita da Jack London. Ancora una volta, come in altri testi londoniani, il tema centrale è la ricerca di una vita in armonia con la natura. La storia, che si svolge...

Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San...

The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London. The plot concerns a previously domesticated and even somewhat pampered dog named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series...

Jack London's White Fang is the story of a wolf-dog's journey from wildness into becoming civilized by humanity. Set in Canada's Yukon, a lot of the novel is told from an animal point of view, exploring...

Jack London's novel The Sea Wolf became an instant bestseller on its release in 1904. Ambrose Bierce wrote "The great thing - and it is among the greatest of things - is that tremendous creation, Wolf...

Contents: The Son of the Wolf The God of his Fathers & Other Stories A Daughter of the Snows The Call of the Wild The Sea Wolf The Faith of Men & Other Stories The Game Tales of the Fish Patrol...

White Fang, a three-quarters wolfdog, not accepted by the other dogs of the camp, grows more and more savage, sullen, lonely and bloody. However, the love of a good owner can change the things and a feeling...

Michael, is a good-natured and intelligent Irish Terrier. Through his eyes we will be part of the many adventures by sea, meet different creatures and bizarre characters and feel the suffering of cruelty...

Humphrey van Weyden, a naive intellectual is saved by Wolf Larsen, strong and mysterious captain of a seal-hunting schooner. Forced to become a cabin boy on the "Ghost", Humphrey will live adventures,...

Billy and Saxon Roberts are a young working class couple from Oakland. They decide to begin a physical and spiritual journey through Central and North California in search of the land of dreams, the Valley...

The captain of a cargo ship sailing from Seattle to Cape Horn dies suddenly. Immediately will start a battle for succession which will split the crew into two factions. Hostility and storms will not thwart...

Between adventure tale and social justice tract, depicts the conditions and the exploitation of indigenous working in the plantations of the Solomon Islands.

Martin Eden is a sailor almost illiterate in love for Ruth Morse, a young middle-class, begins a passionate and difficult period of study to become a writer. Before mocked and mistreated by everyone,...

David Grief is a rich English adventurer of forty years. His wealth is spread between several islands in the South Pacific that require him to travel frequently and live numerous adventures.

On a ranch in Northern California, evening parties and arguments that range from philosophy, music, poetry and breeding, are the backdrop for a love triangle starring Dick Forrest, a rancher-poet, his...

An adventure novel oversea personally lived by the author, set sailed from the San Francisco Bay aboard a 45 foot boat in 1907, the Snark. He narrates the adventurous journey across the Pacific lasted...

Darrell Standing, a death row inmate at San Quentin, finds a way to "escape" from the torture and imprisonment, traveling in space and time.

Il vagabondo delle stelle è un romanzo scritto da Jack London nel 1915. Narra la storia di un professore universitario, Darrell Standing, detenuto nel carcere di San Quentin per l'omicidio del professor...

Bilingual edition. First italian edition. In the wilderness In the land of the Yukon Jack London's wilderness is shaping the man and his thoughts. The opposite is not given and the results are often...

Scritto da Jack London intorno al 1910 e ambientato nell'Alaska battuta dai cercatori d'oro, 'Radiosa Aurora' è il soprannome di un minatore: avventuriero, dal fisico possente, capace di mettere in pochi...

Questo è l'ultimo romanzo pubblicato in vita da Jack London. Ancora una volta, come in altri testi londoniani, il tema centrale è la ricerca di una vita in armonia con la natura. La storia, che si svolge...

Un des chefs d'oeuvre de Jack London, un grand classique de la littérature de jeunesse. Buck, un croisé de terre-neuve et de colley âgé de 4 ans et demi et pesant 70 kg, appartient à un magistrat de la...

Francis Morgan, heir to a Wall Street expert, tired of New York decides to leave for Central America in search of a treasure that is believed to have belonged to an ancestor. During his trip he will meet...

Jerry is a six-month old Irish Terrier. Loyal and intelligent, lives peacefully in a plantation in the Solomon Islands with their parents. When Mr. Higgins, his beloved owner, gives him to captain Van...

Joe Fleming makes his living as a sail maker and taking part in prize-fights at sporting clubs. For love of Genevieve he promises to abandon the world of matches, but not before one last fight, the day...

Frona Welse, born into a wealthy family and educated at Stanford, is a strong and courageous woman fought by men. After upsetting her community by her forthright manner and befriending the town's prostitute...

Joe Bronson, after being scolded by his father for failing an exam, decides to join the crew of the Dazzler, the captain and Frisco Kid, a boy of about Joe's age. Soon will realize he made a terrible...