Jack London: - Libros y biografía

Jack London selbst war als junger Erwachsener gegen Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts ein »Abenteurer des Schienenstranges«. Die autobiographische Erzählung berichtet vom risikoreichen Leben als blinder Passagier...

"Ruf der Wildnis" (Originaltitel: "The Call of the Wild") ist ein Roman von Jack London. In dem Werk beschreibt der Schriftsteller - aus der Sicht eines Hundes - das harte Leben zur Zeit des Klondike-Goldrausches...

Sämtliche in der Klassiker-Reihe der ofd edition veröffentlichten Werke wurden aufwendig neu editiert und der aktuellen Rechtschreibung angepasst. Die bessere Lesbarkeit und übersichtlichere Gestaltung...

Jack Londons »Südsee-Geschichten« basieren auf dessen eigenen Reiseerfahrungen in der Südsee. Jack London hat die exotische Inselwelt intensiv bereist. Er erzählt in seinen Geschichten meist vom Umgang...

Experience the Classic Tale of Survival and Transformation in a Stunning Illustrated Edition Dive into the wild and unforgiving landscape of the Yukon with Jack London's timeless masterpiece, "White Fang,"...

Zanna Bianca è un romanzo dell'autore americano Jack London (1876-1916) - e il nome dell'omonimo personaggio del libro, un cane lupo selvaggio. Serializzato per la prima volta sulla rivista Outing tra...

Martin Eden è un romanzo del 1909 dell'autore americano Jack London su un giovane proletario autodidatta che lotta per diventare uno scrittore. Fu serializzato per la prima volta sulla rivista The Pacific...

Verhalen van de Zuidzee (1911) is een verzameling korte verhalen geschreven door Jack London. De meeste verhalen spelen zich af in eilandgemeenschappen, zoals die van Hawaï, of spelen zich af aan boord...

Illustrated: Features 20 stunning illustrations, bringing the story's vivid scenes and characters to life. Includes a Detailed Summary: A captivating overview of the story for a quick refresher or...

Jack London's adventure masterpiece is not only a vivid account of the Klondike gold rush and North American Indian life, but it is also an intriguing study of the effects different environments have...

A modern repackaging of the classic tale about an unbreakable spirit and the fight for survival.First published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is regarded as Jack London's masterpiece. Based on London's...

Un vieillard déambule dans la baie de San Francisco en compagnie de ses petits-enfants. Vêtus de peaux de bêtes, ils chassent pour se nourrir, se réchauffent autour du feu et se protègent des ours ou...

Martin Eden est le roman le plus autobiographique de Jack London et l’un des livres majeurs de la littérature du XXe siècle. Martin Eden est un jeune marin né dans les bas-fonds d’Oakland. Un soir, il...

We've all taken a dislike to someone for no real reason. But few of us nurture this hatred like the narrator of "Moon-Face".The target of his irrational malice is a man named John Claverhouse. With cold...

Just how did we become the dominant species on the planet? Master storyteller Jack London considers the answer in "The Human Drift". Tracing humankind's journey over the centuries, he examines the many...

Howard Knox is a congressman who wants to expose local corruption. One of the men involved is a businessman called Anthony Starkweather – and he is ready to do anything to stop Knox from having his speech....

Their planned adventure to Yosemite had become all that Gus Lafee and Hazard Van talked about, so it is needless to say that they were devastated to discover that somebody had 'scooped' them, reaching...

Joe Bronson a young, adventurous boy more interested in exploring than school is threatened with military school by his father when he fails an important exam. Taking his future in his hands, he leaves...

Set on a plantation in the Solomon islands in the 1900s this gripping novel explores the themes of domination, racial inequality, the emancipation of women and the strength of the human spirit. The backdrop...

Bursting out of sunny, lush Californian meadows onto the porch of Walt and Madge Irvine, 'Wolf', the brown dog with the wild grace of a timber-wolf, instantly captures the hearts of his would-be owners....

Jack London infamously wrote books about fantastic dogs and 'Jerry of the Islands' is no exception. Jerry is an English Terrier who lives a life coloured by the rough and racist views of his owner, Mr....

Rancher Dick Forrest finds himself in the midst of a horrific and utterly unexpected predicament - his wife Paula has fallen in love with another man. The man who has become the object of Paula's affections...

"The Road" is an autobiographical memoir recounting London's time as a vagabond in America in the 1890's during the worst economic depression the nation had ever seen. It is a wild ride providing a window...

Set during the height of the Klondike gold rush this powerful short story follows two gold prospectors traversing the treacherous Canadian tundra. Supplies are low and their fates hang in the balance...

'To Build a Fire' is one of Jack London's ('White Fang, 'The Call of the Wild') most cherished short stories. Drawn from London's personal experiences, we follow an unnamed narrator taking his first steps...

Two white men. Gold on indigenous land. An indigenous chief who is tired of exploitation. Based upon Jack London's own experiences with the Klondike gold rush in 1987, 'The God of His Fathers' is a collection...

'Lost Face' is a collection of seven brilliant short stories by acclaimed author Jack London. The eponymous opening story 'Lost Face' follows a cruel fur trapper named Subienkow in the frosty Yukon in...

Michael is a good natured Irish-terrier forced to be a slave hunter on a schooner in the Solomon Islands. His life changes forever when he is accidentally forgotten on a desert island only to be abducted...

Loretta is a young woman, and seriously heartbroken. She seeks for comfort in her older sister Daisy. Daisy's husband decides to send Loretta to live with another couple; that way Loretta will gain enough...

Yukon was not a place for only the gold miners – there were dozens of different indigenous tribes living in the area. 'Children of the Frost' is a short story collection by Jack London, and most of its...