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...
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...
Set in the cold Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush, this is the adventurous story of a young wolf that is captured by man and must learn to live in captivity. His first years are filled with hardship because his masters are cruel and uncaring, and he has no friends, only enemies.
Then one day, during a terrible dog fight, White Fang meets a stranger who changes his life...
One of Jack London’s best-loved stories that no reader will ever forget.
Angielski dla początkujących Macmillan Readers: elementary level White Fang; half dog, half wolf is raised in the wild but soon becomes the property of White Beaver, a Yukon Indian. Knowing only the cruelty of man and the violence of nature, White Fang becomes the most savage and wild of dogs - until he is rescued by kindness. Pewnego dnia wilczyca i jej małe szczenię zostaje załapane przez Indianina Szarego Bobra, który nadaje mu imię Biały Kieł. Życie w indiańskim obozie...
Powieść psychologiczna amerykańskiego pisarza Jacka Londona Martin Eden należy do kanonu literatury światowej. Od pierwszego wydania książki w 1909 roku uważa się, że historia Martina Edena, bohatera – geniusza nierozumianego przez świat, ma wiele wspólnego z życiem samego autora. Zarówno Jack London, jak i jego bohater, pragnęli wypełnić swoje życie przygodami, aspirowali do awansu społecznego, byli samoukami, odrzucającymi mieszczańskie konwencje i przyjętą drogę dochodzeni...
Powieść przygodowa amerykańskiego pisarza Jacka Londona Biały Kieł została napisana w 1906 roku i od pierwszego wydania wpisała się do światowego kanonu literatury dziecięcej i młodzieżowej. Tytułowy boha- ter powieści jest mieszańcem psa i wilka. Biały Kieł wychowuje się przy matce w puszczy, potem trafia do Indian, gdzie staje się psem pościgowym w zaprzęgu. Z powodu swojej siły zostaje odkupiony i wykorzystany do nielegalnych walk z innymi psami. Po jednej z nich, ledwo ży...
Powieść została pierwotnie opublikowana w 1917 roku i jest jednym z ostatnich dzieł Jacka Londona Często w wydaniach anglojęzycznych ma również podtytuł „Prawdziwa psia opowieść”, który również zdecydowaliśmy się dodać. Powieść rozgrywa się na wyspie Malaita, części archipelagu Wysp Salomona, która w 1893 roku stała się brytyjskim protektoratem. Bohaterem powieści jest irlandzki terier Jerry. Jerry urodził się na wyspie Santa Isabel, należącej do archipelagu Wysp Salomona. W...
“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 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 ...
“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.
“Michael, Brother of Jerry” 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.Michael, Brother of Jerry is a novel by Jack London released in 1917. This novel is the sequel to his previous novel Jerry of the Islands. Each book tells the story of one of two dog siblings, Jerry and Michael, born in the Solomon Islands.
“Moon-Face & 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.Moon-Face & Other Stories is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of eight moving and thrilling stories such as: Moon-Face: A Story of Mortal Antipathy, Amateur Night or All Gold Canyon.
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...
Jack London has always been especially reverent about the culture of the American Indians and their originality, which is why the theme of the invasion of the Indian tribes by white people from the mainland occupies a central theme in his work. Hardened by the harsh North, the brave traveler Scraf Mackenzie intends to marry a girl from the local Native American tribe of the Styx. However, he is faced with the stubborn reluctance of Indians to share their women with white al...
The plots of the stories of the collection „The Red One” (1918) unfold in various parts of the globe – from the Solomon Islands and Ecuador to Nebraska and Klondike. When Bassett conducted scientific research in the jungle, he was attacked by the natives and became their captive. It was then that the scientist first heard the strange voice of the Red deity, which drove into his soul an irresistible desire to see the idol with his own eyes, even at the cost of his own life....
