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Jack London (born January 12, 1876, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died November 22, 1916, Glen Ellen, California) was an American novelist and short-story writer whose best-known works—among them The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906)—depict elemental struggles for survival.
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- Jack London's first book, The Son of the Wolf: Tales of the Far North (1900), was a collection of short stories that he had previously published in...
- Jack London wrote and published steadily, completing some 50 books of fiction and nonfiction in 17 years, and became the highest-paid writer in the...
- The short story "To Build a Fire" (1908) was set in the Klondike and is a masterly depiction of humankind’s inability to overcome nature. It was re...
- The autobiographical novels of Jack London are Martin Eden (1909), The Road (1907), and John Barleycorn (1913).
- The Call of the Wild is often considered to be Jack London's masterpiece and is the most widely read of all his publications. The story follows Buc...
Jack London and His Times. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. LCCN 39-33408. Lundberg, Murray. "The Life of Jack London as Reflected in his Works". Explore North. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Noel, Joseph (1940). Footloose in Arcadia: A Personal Record of Jack London, George Sterling, Ambrose Bierce. New York: Carrick ...
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Jack London was born in San Francisco, California. His mother, Flora Wellman, became pregnant with Jack while living with William Chaney, an attorney and astrologer. Chaney left Wellman and did not play an active role in Jack's life. In the year that Jack was born, Wellman married John London, a Civil Warveteran. They stayed in California, but move...
Jack London married Elizabeth "Bessie" Maddern on April 7, 1900. Their wedding was held on the same day that his first short story collection, "Son of the Wolf", was published. Between 1901 and 1902, the couple had two daughters, Joan and Bessie, the latter of which was nicknamed Becky. In 1903, London moved out of the family home. He divorced Bess...
Jack London held socialist views. These views were evident in his writing, speeches and other activities. He was a member of the Socialist Labor Party and the Socialist Party of America. He was a Socialist candidate for mayor of Oakland in 1901 and 1905, but did not receive the votes he needed to get elected. He made several socialist-themed speech...
Jack London published his first two novels, "The Cruise of the Dazzler" and "A Daughter of the Snows" in 1902. A year later, at the age of 27, he achieved commercial success with his most famous novel, "The Call of the Wild". This short adventure novel was set during the 1890's Klondike Gold Rush, which London experienced firsthand during his year ...
"The Cruise of the Dazzler" (1902)"A Daughter of the Snows" (1902)"The Call of the Wild" (1903)"The Kempton-Wace Letters" (1903)"Son of the Wolf" (1900)"Chris Farrington, Able Seaman" (1901)"The God of His Fathers & Other Stories" (1901)"Children of the Frost" (1902)"An Old Soldier's Story" (1894)"Who Believes in Ghosts!" (1895)"And 'FRISCO Kid Came Back" (1895)"Night's Swim In Yeddo Bay" (1895)"Theft" (1910)"Daughters of the Rich: A One Act Play" (1915)"The Acorn Planter: A California Forest Play" (1916)"The Road" (1907)"The Cruise of the Snark" (1911)"John Barleycorn" (1913)"Through The Rapids On The Way To The Klondike" (1899)"From Dawson To The Sea" (1899)"What Communities Lose By The Competitive System" (1900)"The Impossibility Of War" (1900)2 de abr. de 2014 · Famous Authors & Writers. Jack London was a 19th century American author and journalist, best known for the adventure novels 'White Fang' and 'The Call of the Wild.' By Biography.com Editors...
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14 de dez. de 2016 · An extremist, radical and searcher, Jack London was never destined to grow old. On November 22, 1916, London, author of The Call of the Wild, died at age 40. His short life was controversial...
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Vida familiar. Os biógrafos de London acreditam que ele era filho do astrólogo William Chaney. A mãe de London, Flora Wellman, uma professora de música e espiritualista que alegava receber o espírito de um chefe indígena, vivia com Chaney em São Francisco e engravidou.
21 de out. de 2013 · The life of Jack London. By Caleb Crain. October 21, 2013. London’s tales of nature and survival made new kinds of cruelty available to fiction. Photograph by Bettmann / Corbis. Jack...
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