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Pochodząca ze zbioru Serce kobiety nowela Zamążpójście Lit-lit to opowieść o córce wodza plemienia, którą zapragnął pojąć za żonę szkocki kupiec, John Fox. Młoda dziewczyna, sprzedana przez swego ojca za parę koców i strzelbę, próbuje odnaleźć się w nowej dla siebie rzeczywistości, choć jednocześnie nie może uwolnić się od dawnego życia.Jack London (John Griffith Chaney) – autor powieści i opowiadań z wątkami autobiograficznymi. London miał niezwykle barwne życie. Samouk, był...

This is an early Jack London novel set in his hometown of San Francisco. It is considered the novel of a boy’s adventure. In the novel, Joe Bronson, dissatisfied with his dull life at school, runs away and joins the sloop team, he sees in San Francisco Bay. He finds that the captain is involved in criminal activity. Navigational actions on board a sailing boat are genuinely described, and there are convincing descriptions of boats that endure stormy weather at sea.

This is an honest story that the „Game”, whether it’s sport or life in general, is unpredictable and completely indifferent to the circumstances in which the person is. Great hopes are broken about reality, and this is the whole of London, which cuts off the shoulder when it wants to say something to its reader. The picture from life is shown succinctly and expertly, and therefore it is worth saying thanks to our friend Jack for the next small literary gift.

This is the story of a love triangle between Dick Forrest, a wealthy landowner and a great businessman, his wife Paola and friend Graham, who came to visit them, so to speak. A lot of people gather at Forrest Estate. Among them are vagabond philosophers who live in the land of Dick, artists, musicians, etc. And among the constant dinners, entertainment, etc., fateful events take place.

Sentenced to execution a prisoner of solitary confinement travels in time, according to his past incarnations on Earth. From the primeval world to the nearest history. And we participate with him in certain events, experience ups and downs, love earthly and unearthly love, enjoy and experience humiliation, approaching the One Man whom the author tried to introduce to us.

The novel of the famous American writer Jack London’s Moon Valley is the story of a young worker defeated by the iron fifth of an industrial octopus city and finding peace and joy in a life close to nature on a California ranch. This book describes historical events in America in the early twentieth century on the example of one family. The Great Depression has not yet begun, but tension is felt in the cities, clashes are taking place between the striking workers and strike...

The twelfth volume of the Complete Works by the prominent American writer Jack London includes the famous Tesman Turtles short story book. This book, written by the hand of a mature master, was the last work published during his lifetime. The stories included in the collection are characterized by a sharp, exciting plot, paradoxical, unexpected outcomes, and at the same time lyricism, understanding of life lived – all this for which millions of readers around the world love...

Krzysztof Bellew jest młodym człowiekiem, pracującym w redakcji jednej z gazet. Kiedy od stryja dowiaduje się o planowanej wyprawie na Alaskę, decyduje się wziąć w niej udział. To czasy, gdy w tamtych rejonach panuje gorączka złota. Młody Kit nie jest przygotowany na surowe warunki pracy poszukiwacza kruszcu i mocno odstaje od starych wyjadaczy. Nie poddaje się i próbuje dorównać pozostałym. Otrzymuje przydomek „Zawierucha", który wkrótce zupełnie wypiera jego prawdziwe imię....

Bohater powieści, Kit Bellew, porzuca swoje wygodne życie i wyjeżdża na srogą północ do dzikiej Klondike. Przeżywa wiele niebezpiecznych przygód, które na nowo kształtują w nim mężczyznę. Fantastyczna opowieść o uporze, przyjaźni i sile ludzkiego charakteru. W tle niesamowite opisy przyrody zafascynowanego północą Londona.

“Before Adam” 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.Before Adam is a novel by Jack London. It is the story of a man who dreams he lives the life of an early hominid. The story offers an early view of human evolution. The majority of the story is told through the eyes of the man's hominid alter ego, one of the Cave People. In addition to the Cave People, the...

“Children of the Frost” 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.Children of the Frost is a series of short stories by Jack London about Alaska and the Eskimo people. An underlying theme in some stories is the racism between the western white man and the native Alaskan.

“The Cruise of the Snark” 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 Snark is a non-fictional book by Jack London chronicling his sailing adventure in 1907 across the south Pacific in his ketch the Snark. Accompanying London on this voyage was his wife Charmian London and a small crew. London taught himself celestial navigation and the basics o...

“The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke” 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 God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of eleven moving and thrilling stories such as: The God of His Fathers, The Great Interrogation, Grit of Women or Where the Trail Forks.

“The Human Drift” 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 Human Drift" is a collection of essays and short sketches by Jack London, also including a number of plays. The collection consists of these titles:The Human Drift, Small-Boat Sailing, Four Horses and a Sailor, Nothing that Ever Came to Anything, That Dead Men Rise up Never, A Classic of the Sea, ...

“Jerry of the Islands” 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.Jerry of the Islands is a novel by American writer Jack London.The novel is set on the island of Malaita, a part of the Solomon Islands archipelago, which in 1893 became a British protectorate. The hero of the novel is Irish terrier Jerry, who was a brother of a dog named Michael, about whom Londo...

“John Barleycorn” 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.John Barleycorn is an autobiographical novel by Jack London dealing with his enjoyment of drinking and struggles with alcoholism. It was published in 1913. The title is taken from the British folksong "John Barleycorn".

“South Sea Tales” 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.South Sea Tales is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of eight moving and thrilling stories such as: The Whale Tooth, The Terrible Solomons or The Seed of McCoy.

“Wojna z polowaniem na mamuta” to opowiadanie Jacka Londona, amerykańskiego pisarza i podróżnika, który zasłynął takimi powieściami jak “Zew krwi”, “Wilk morski” czy “Biały kieł”.“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 niemożliwe, ziściło się, jako możliwość jasna, jak słońce. Wogóle nie dziwię się, a raczej dziwię się bardzo rzadko, al...

Trzymająca w napięciu opowieść o brutalności świata i walce o sprawiedliwość. Meksyk, rok 1911. W kraju czuć zbliżającą się rewolucję. Wojskowi spiskują przeciwko dyktatorskim rządom prezydenta Porfifria Díaza. Dołącza do nich młody chłopak, o którym niewiele wiadomo. Widać jednak, że w całości oddany jest sprawie. Sam znajduje sposób, by zdobywać pieniądze potrzebne na wsparcie rewolucji. Jakie wydarzenie z jego życia sprawiło, że w oczach osiemnastolatka pojawiła się nienaw...

Niezwykła historia rozgrywająca się w Jukon w Kanadzie podczas tak zwanej Gorączki Złota. Głównym bohaterem opowieści jest pies o imieniu Buck, mieszaniec bernardyna i owczarka szkockiego. Wszystko rozpoczyna się na ranczu w Santa Clara Valley w Kalifornii, kiedy Buck zostaje wykradziony ze swojego domu i sprzedany jako pies zaprzęgowy na Alaskę. W surowym środowisku staje się coraz bardziej dziki, jest zmuszony do walki o przetrwanie i dominację nad innymi psami. Na swojej d...