London, Jack

12 January 1876 - 22 November 1916

Prolific American novelist, short-story writer, and essayist best known today for his wilderness tales such as The Call of the Wild and for his South Sea tales such as The Cruise of the "Snark."

Sites:
Jack London—His Life and Books
Includes biographical essay, bibliography, and more.
The World of Jack London
Photos and discussion of London's home, life, and friends.
The Jack London Collection this link opens a new window
Comprehensive site for London materials: biography, bibliography, etexts, letters, etc. [UC Berkeley's Sunsite]
Who Was Jack London?
[GetYourWordsWorth.com]
Jack London International
Biographical info, links, and more.
Biographical note
[Wikipedia]
Brief biographical note
[JackLondon.com]
Jack London
Bibliography and lots of etexts. [Literature Network]
Biographical note
[The Authors Calendar]
Bibliography
[FantasticFiction]
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Etexts:
"Bâtarde"
First published June 1902, and originally titled "Diable — A Dog." A sort of northwoods, canine complement to Edgard Allan Poe's "The Black Cat."
- at The Jack London Collection
- at LitGothic, with explanatory notes (PDF) a LitGothic etext

"Even Unto Death" [28 July 1900]
London's take on The Spectre Bridegroom motif. And, because it's Jack London, you just know it's gotta involve a dog and/or a ship — in this case, both!
- at LitGothic, with explanatory notes (PDF) a LitGothic etext

"Flush of Gold" [1908]
An expanded version of London's "Even Unto Death" (see above), and thus a version of London's take on The Spectre Bridegroom motif.
- at JackLondons.net

"Planchette"
Part of Moon-Face and Other Stories, a Project Gutenberg etext (289K or zipped version 109K)

The Star-Rover click to buy this book at amazon.com
A novel of reincarnation/past-life experience, also known as The Jacket.
- at UC Berkeley (Table of Contents)
- at Project Gutenberg (627K)

"When the World Was Young" (38K)
From London's collection Night-Born [UC Berkeley]


Books:
For more of London's non-realist fiction, check out this collection, edited by Dale Walker and with an introduction by noted SF writer Philip José Farmer: click for more info from amazon.com
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Discussion:
Jack London Network
information page for the jack-london listserv, with links for subscribing.

"Jack London."