Five exciting tales that epitomize Jack London's mastery of the adventure story: "The White Silence," "In a Far Country," "An Odyssey of the North," "The Seed of McCoy," and "The Mexican." Publisher's Note.

A selection of London's short stories includes adventure, comedy, social satire, and tall tales

A collection of London's best short stories - brilliant, poetic, swift with violence and action, set from the Far North to the South Seas. The tales in this volume have been thrilling readers for most of this century.

47 dramatic short stories with original illustrations.

Jack London was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first writers to become a worldwide celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.This selection specially chosen by the literary critic August Nemo, contains the following stories:The Law of LifeTo Build a FireThat SpotAll Gold CanyonAn Odyssey of the NorthA Piece of SteakLost Face