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....
Romance and adventure, the majestic nature and extreme conditions, strong and independent heroes – Jack London’s stories are extremely popular, more than a hundred adaptations of works are known. In a small work, Born in the Night, the author shows how the benefits of civilization are inferior to the forest and to a huge concept called Freedom. A woman who stumbles upon abandoned bags of gold does not become a noble lady with a wardrobe, but leads a small tribe.
The main character tells about his stay on the ship „Elsinore”, in which from the very beginning there are not the most rainbow events. With each chapter of the event more and more go beyond the framework of the rational and the main character is aware of this. Traveling by ship is a long coexistence of many people in a limited space, where they have nowhere to go from each other, and they are forced to constantly contact. Latent antipathy there develops into a demonstrativ...
Jack London, as part of his Nordic Tales series, raises a problem that is difficult to articulate clearly. This is a situation when a person is faced with the inevitability of a terrible painful death. A choice arises before him, which is worse: to accept a painful end, clinging to life until the last breath, or to die voluntarily. The peculiarity of the story is that the main character is a citizen of the Russian Empire, a participant in the Polish uprising, exiled by the ...
This is a situation when a person is faced with the inevitability of a terrible painful death. A choice arises before him, which is worse: to accept a painful end, clinging to life until the last breath, or to die voluntarily. This story is not about man’s courage, but about his weakness for money, his passion for profit. And such a passion destroys man in man. And then there is nothing left but money. Money money money... there is nothing in the head but them.
“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.
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 ...
“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.
Jerry z wysp 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 Salomon...
Wzruszająca historia przyjaźni człowieka z wilkiem Niektórzy boją się wilków, ale czy ktoś się zastanawia, co właściwie wilki myślą o ludziach? Wśród malowniczych krajobrazów mroźnej Kanady dziewiętnastowieczni poszukiwacze przygód i złota zapominają o tym, co w życiu najważniejsze. W dzikiej głuszy wraz ze zwierzętami uczą się na nowo miłości i przyjaźni – bo tam, gdzie nie można liczyć na pomoc drugiego człowieka, najwierniejszymi przyjaciółmi mogą się nagle okazać najgroźn...
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...
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 bohater 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 żyj...
Zbiór dziesięciu kapitalnych opowiadań Jacka Londona, w których przeważają te z dalekiej północy, dotyczące życia dzikich plemion północy lub Indian (Biała cisza, Choroba samotnego wodza, Historia Jees-Uck, Kobieta z plemienia Siwasz, Li-wan o jasnej skórze, Małżonka króla). Dodatkowo umieściliśmy tu jedno z bardzo późnych opowiadań oceanicznych o ludożercach, napisane podczas pobytu Londona na Hawajach (Czerwony Bóg), jak także jedno z niewielu opowiadań tego autora, które m...