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Żona z plemienia Siwash to jedno z ośmiu opowiadań z tomu Serce kobiety wydanego w 1901 roku. Zbiór ten skupia się na ukazaniu losów kobiet, zmuszonych stawiać czoła zarówno surowemu i bezlitosnemu klimatowi mroźnej Ameryki Północnej, jak i własnym uczuciom. Żona… opowiada historię Indianki i białego Amerykanina, których połączyła miłość. Jack London (John Griffith Chaney) – autor powieści i opowiadań z wątkami autobiograficznymi. London miał niezwykle bar...

Life and adventures during the Klondike Gold Rush are breathtakingly realistic. Frona Wells, the main character of the novel, is a strong, intelligent, courageous and at the same time unusually charming character – in a word, a woman who is able to think, love, fight and share trials along with the best of men. Who is worthy of the hands and hearts of a confident and independent ruler of the North?

Craving for travel, curiosity and a great desire to find his brother made the Irish Terrier Michael to get on board the ship. Friendship with a man helped Michael to survive in a sea voyage, and unusual quick wits made the terrier a welcome prey for sensational hunters. But at any twist of fate, Michael believed that sooner or later he and his brother would be together again.

This is a love story. For what, if not the love of the Friend-Master, was looking for a half-wolf, half-dog White Fang? This is a story about understanding. For only having understood the beast, in whose blood the famous „call of the ancestors” still beats, can you tame it... Many people know that „we are all responsible for the one we tamed”. But – how many are able to understand how much we are tamed in the responsibility for us?

”Human Drift „is a collection of essays and short sketches by Jack London, including a number of plays and his introduction to Richard Henry Dana’s Two Years Before the Mast. The title essay „Human Drift” explores the spread of humanity on continents throughout history, as well as the predicted results and the possible end of this „drift”. John Griffith London, known as Jack London, was an American journalist, public figure and writer.

Mroźna Alaska, czasy gorączki złota. Pies Buck spędza beztroskie szczenięce lata w ciepłym domu, u kochającej go rodziny. Wszystko zmienia się, gdy w wieku czterech lat zostaje porwany i sprzedany poszukiwaczowi złota. Czeka go walka z niesprzyjającym klimatem i okrutnymi ludźmi. Będzie musiał stawić czoła licznym niebezpieczeństwom i ciężkiej pracy w zaprzęgu przy głodowych porcjach pożywienia. Jak ekstremalne warunki zmienią Bucka? W dzielnym psie budzi się instynktowna wal...

Keesh, syn Keesha to jedno z opowiadań pochodzących z tomu Serce kobiety. Jack London po raz kolejny zabiera czytelnika na mroźną Amerykę Północną, gdzie tytułowy bohater rozerwany pomiędzy prawami swojego plemienia a wpływem chrześcijańskich nauk białego człowieka, musi dokonać trudnego wyboru.Jack London (John Griffith Chaney) – autor powieści i opowiadań z wątkami autobiograficznymi. London miał niezwykle barwne życie. Samouk, był m.in. poszukiwaczem złota w Klondike, mary...

Akcję swojego opowiadania Negore-Tchórz Jack London osadza na XIX-wiecznej Alasce i opowiada historię Negore, który musi udowodnić przed swoim plemieniem, że nie jest tchórzem. London jak zwykle drobiazgowo odtwarza plemienną atmosferę, tworzy silnych, ciekawych bohaterów, obok których nie sposób przejść obojętnie. Jack London (John Griffith Chaney) – autor powieści i opowiadań z wątkami autobiograficznymi. London miał niezwykle barwne życie. Samouk, był m.in. pos...

Barwne życie Jacka Londona dostarczyło mu mnóstwa inspiracji. W swoich krótkich prozatorskich utworach zawarł wiele wspomnień ze swoich podróży na Północ. Przemyślny Porportuk to jedno z wielu opowiadań, w którym amerykański autor główną postacią uczynił kobietę indiańskiego pochodzenia. London zaciekawia czytelnika drobiazgowymi opisami zwyczajów plemiennych, ale przede wszystkim tworzy wyrazistych, intrygujących bohaterów.Jack London (John Griffith Chaney) – autor powieści ...

Amerykański pisarz Jack London w swoim opowiadaniu Śród lasów Północy odmalowuje przed czytelnikiem niezwykłą krainę Ameryki Północnej, zimną, nieustępliwą i dziką. Autor skupia się jednak przede wszystkim na ukazaniu losów zamieszkujących Północ ludzi pełnych pasji, marzeń i pragnień.Jack London (John Griffith Chaney) – autor powieści i opowiadań z wątkami autobiograficznymi. London miał niezwykle barwne życie. Samouk, był m.in. poszukiwaczem złota w Klondike, marynarzem, re...

Znakomite opowiadania amerykańskiego mistrza pióra zachęca nas do lektury takimi właśnie słowami: „Pogląd na niemożliwości i nieprawdopodobieństwa mam nieco odmienny od państwa. Wierzę w nieprawdopodobieństwa, które stają się prawdą. Wcale się nie dziwię, gdy to, co wydawało się niemożliwym, ziściło się, jako możliwość jasna, jak słońce. W ogóle nie dziwię się, a raczej dziwię się bardzo rzadko, ale wtedy zdziwienie moje graniczy z przerażeniem. Czuję wtedy, że ogarnia mnie c...

“The Cruise of the Dazzler” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Cruise of the Dazzler is an early novel by Jack London, set in his home city of San Francisco. It is considered a boy's adventure novel.In the novel, Joe Bronson, dissatisfied with his dull life at school, runs away and joins the crew of a sloop he sees in San Francisco Bay. He finds the ...

“Tales of the Fish Patrol” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Tales of the Fish Patrol is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of seven moving and thrilling stories such as: White and Yellow, The King of the Greeks or The Siege of the "Lancashire Queen".

“The Valley of the Moon” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The novel The Valley of the Moon is a story of a working-class couple, Billy and Saxon Roberts, struggling laborers in Oakland at the Turn-of-the-Century, who leave city life behind and search Central and Northern California for suitable farmland to own. The book is notable for its scenes in whi...

“War of the Classes” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.War of the Classes is a series of essays by Jack London. The collection consists of these titles: The Class Struggle, The Tramp, The Scab, The Question of the Maximum,A Review, Wanted: A New Land of Development, How I Became a Socialist.

“When God Laughs & Other Stories” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.When God Laughs & Other Stories is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of twelve moving and thrilling stories such as: When God Laughs, A Wicked Woman, Make Westing or The Curious Fragment.

“The People of the Abyss” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The People of the Abyss (1903) is a book by Jack London made up of his firsthand account of life in the East End of London. George Orwell was inspired by The People of the Abyss, which he had read in his teens. In the 1930s, he began disguising himself as a derelict and made tramping expedition...

“The Son of the Wolf” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Son of the Wolf is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of nine moving and thrilling stories such as: The Son of the Wolf, In a Far Country, The Wisdom of the Trail or The Wife of a King.

“Adventure” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The novel explores the themes of domination of one people over the others, the differences between races, emancipation of women, and the strength of the human spirit, strengthened in a struggle with the nature and society.

“The Little Lady of the Big House” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Little Lady of the Big House is a novel by American writer Jack London. It was his last novel to be published during his lifetime. The story concerns a love triangle. The protagonist, Dick Forrest, is a rancher with a poetic streak. His wife, Paula, is a vivacious, athletic, and se...

“Lost Face” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Lost Face is a collection of seven short stories by Jack London. It takes its name from the first short story in the book, about a European adventurer in the Yukon who outwits his (American) Indian captors' plans to torture him. The book includes London's best-known short story, "To Build a Fire"....

“Love of Life & Other Stories” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Love of Life & Other Stories is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of eight moving and thrilling stories such as: Love of Life, The Story of Keesh or The Sun-Dog Trail.