London: 1942 books

Jack London, né John Griffith Chaney le 12 janvier 1876 à San Francisco et mort le 22 novembre 1916 à Glen Ellen, Californie, est un écrivain américain dont les thèmes de prédilection sont l'aventure et la nature sauvage. Il a écrit L'Appel de la forêt et plus de cinquante autres nouvelles...

Altro grande successo di Jack London, pubblicato inizialmente a puntate tra l'autunno e la primavera del 1906, 'Zanna Bianca' è anche uno dei grandi classici della letteratura per ragazza della produzione letteraria americana novecentesca. Anche qui, come ne 'Il richiamo della foresta', l'azione...

Una storia di mare scritta da Jack London (1876-1916), ambientata nei mari del sud, piena di fascino e suggestione. Progatonista è il ricco avventuriero David Grief che nelle sue scorribande scopre un mondo leggendario nel quale vive avventure ed emozioni. Il romanzo fu scritto nel 1912 (titolo originale:...

A London Lads Story Ever wanted to spy secretly on other people’s lives? Ken doesn’t have a choice: his student summer job is manning the CCTV screens for the new central London shopping mall. But instead of spotting criminals or vandals, he becomes fascinated by a cute waiter from...

"Quando io e voi, addormentati o assopiti, cadiamo attraverso lo spazio e torniamo in noi con una sensazione di batticuore, proprio nell'attimo immediatamente prima di fracassarci le ossa al suolo, non facciamo che ricordarci di quel che avvenne ai nostri antenati arboricoli e che si è impresso,...

Color your world with granny squares! The granny square is a classic crochet motif that has graced innumerable afghans. In Granny Square Love author Sarah London breathes new life into this tried-and-true favorite by taking this motif out of the afghan so that you can use it throughout your home or...

John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.*** Synopsis: Entertaining, atmospheric, and action-filled--yet difficult to obtain until now--the eight short stories in Jack London’s A Son of the Sun center on the thrilling exploits of Captain David Grief in...

 “The Enemy of All the World” (1914) is a Jack London short story that follows the career of a master criminal who is the product of a society that assumes little responsibility for its actions. - The language of almost one hundred years ago has been extensively modernized. -...

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.  Abduction at sea, a domineering captain, a mutinous crew, and a daring escape make Jack London’s The Sea Wolf thrilling seafaring literature.  In the novel, Humphrey Van Weyden, the cultured but frail literary critic,...

Le Cabaret de la dernière chance (Edition Intégrale - Version Entièrement Illustrée) * Inclus une courte biographie de Jack London Descriptif : L'ivrogne ordinaire roule facilement dans le ruisseau, mais quelle terrible épreuve, pour l'autre, de se tenir droit, bien assuré sur ses deux...

Welcome to the 3 Books To Know series, our idea is to help readers learn about fascinating topics through three essential and relevant books. These carefully selected works can be fiction, non-fiction, historical documents or even biographies. We will always select for you three great...

If you know London primarily through novels like WHITE FANG, these stories will provide a new perspective. Full of intriguing characters and snippets of pidgin, they also highlight London's concern with social issues.

This collection of tales set in the Hawaiian islands, published in 1912, contains some of London's most popular stories, including "The House of Pride," "Koloau the Leper" and "The Sheriff of Kona."  London's love for Hawaii and its people, as well as his first-hand knowledge of the islands and their history, informs these tales.