BOOKS by Jack London

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1	Call of the Wild more books like this by Jack London In this quintessential adventure story, Jack London takes readers on an arduous journey through the forbidding Alaskan landscape during the gold rush of the 1890s. Buck, a rangy mixed breed used to a comfortable, sun-filled life as a family dog, is stolen by a greedy opportunist and sold to dog traffickers. In no time, Buck finds himself on a team ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	White Fang more books like this by Jack London This is a series of simplified stories, designed as an introduction to literature. The series offers classics, best-sellers, film-titles and original stories. Each book has extensive exercises, a detailed introduction and information about the syllabus. They are published at six levels: level 1 - beginner (300 words); level 2 - elementary (500 ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Call of the Wild & White Fang more books like this by Jack London This book comes with an introduction and notes by Lionel Kelly, University of Reading. "The Call of the Wild" (1903) and "White Fang" (1906) are world famous animal stories. Set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s, "The Call of the Wild" is about Buck, the magnificent cross-bred offspring of a St Bernard and a Scottish Collie ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| first editions
4	Sea Wolf more books like this by Jack London Published in 1904, and drawing on London's own experience on board a sealing ship, The Sea-Wolf describes the struggle between the civilized and the pagan, between the values of the ruthless sea-captain, Wolf Larsen, and the moral, literary Humphrey Van Weyden. One of his most popular novels, it also reveals London's preoccupation with the ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Iron Heel more books like this by Jack London Written in 1906, The Iron Heel transcends genre and is an exciting mix of science fiction, social polemic, and a timeless romance, as well as being a typical Jack London action adventure story. But most significantly, it serves as a warning -- unheeded at its time of publication -- which is as relevant today as the time when it was written. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £7.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	People of the Abyss more books like this by Jack London Written when London arrived in England at the age of twenty-five, This book gives a firsthand account of the poor, the menial workers, the homeless, and the perpetually unemployed among whom he lived in the slums of London's East End at the turn of the century. It is a sensitive portrayal of daily life on the margins of society that culminates in ... see all copies from £3.30! new only from £7.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Martin Eden more books like this by Jack London The semiautobiographical "Martin Eden" is the most vital and original character Jack London ever created. Set in San Francisco, this is the story of Martin Eden, an impoverished seaman who pursues, obsessively and aggressively, dreams of education and literary fame. London, dissatisfied with the rewards of his own success, intended Martin Eden as ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £7.50! \| first editions
8	The valley of the moon more books like this by Jack London A road novel 50 years before Kerouac, "The Valley of the Moon" traces the odyssey of Billy and Saxon Roberts from the labour strife of Oakland at the turn of the century through central and northern California in search of land they can farm independently - a journey that echoes Jack London's own escape from urban poverty. As London lost hope in ... see all copies from £4.03! new only from £8.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Cruise of the Snark more books like this by Jack London The true tale of his 1906 South Sea odyssey aboard the Snark. see all copies from £2.11! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories more books like this by Jack London Of all Jack London's fictions none have been so popular as his dog stories. In addition to The Call of the Wild , the epic tale of a Californian dog's adventures during the Klondike gold rush, this edition includes White Fang , and five famous short stories - `B tard', `Moon-Face', `Brown Wolf', `That Spot', and `To Build a Fire. This book is ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.69! \| first editions
11 view cover	John Barleycorn more books like this by Jack London An autobiographical memoir that deals with the destructive effects of alcohol and London's boyhood and youth spent on the Oakland waterfront. see all copies from £6.11! new only from £6.82! \| first editions
12 view cover	The star rover more books like this by Jack London Novelist and short story writer Jack London (1876-1916) contemplated the strange theory of astral travel, penning "The Star Rover" in 1914. The last of London's fifty books, which include "White Fang" and "The Call of the Wild", "The Star Rover" centres on San Quentin prison inmate Darrell Standing, a former university professor who is serving a ... see all copies from £1.97! new only from £7.02! \| first editions
13 view cover	To Build a Fire and Other Stories more books like this by Jack London Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.43! \| first editions
14 view cover	Before Adam more books like this by Jack London A young man in modern America is terrorised by visions of an earlier, primitive life. Across the enormous chasm of thousands of centuries, his consciousness has become entwined with that of Big-Tooth, an ancestor living at the dawn of humanity. Big-Tooth makes his home in Pleistocene Africa, a ferocious, fascinating younger world torn by incessant ... see all copies from £1.44! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Call of the Wild and Other Stories more books like this by Jack London Stories of raw force, whose energies lie in the unreleting descrition of the physical experience, their exporation of the primal feelings and extreme situations. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| first editions
16 view cover	Smoke Bellew more books like this by Jack London A sweeping adventure saga in the tradition of "White Fang" and "The Call of the Wild, "bringing to vivid life the cold, bleak, unforgiving Alaskan wilderness and the colorful, desperately uncertain lives of both natives and intruders. see all copies from £2.12! new only from £7.69! \| first editions
17 view cover	White Fang & the Call of the Wild more books like this by Jack London Two of London's famous wilderness tales available in one volume. White Fang and The Call of the Wild illuminate the often tragic consequences of the conflict between nature and civilization, and yet reward readers with amazing, rousing adventure stories. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.55! \| first editions
18 view cover	Call of the Wild and Selected Stories more books like this by Jack London THE CALL OF THE WILD, Jack London's masterpiece, tells the gripping tale of a dog named Buck who is wrenched out of his life of ease and luxury to become a sled dog in Alaska. Drawing on his wolf heritage, Buck must fight for survival in an alien environment. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £4.75! \| first editions
19 view cover	Burning Daylight more books like this by Jack London London's bestselling work during his lifetime begins as the hero--nicknamed Burning Daylight--becomes the most successful entrepreneur during the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story ends with the moral of how a good woman can turn a bad man around. see all copies from £4.43! new only from £10.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Cruise of the Dazzler more books like this by Jack London Only that very morning he had been a school-boy, and now he was a sailor, shipped on the "Dazzler" and bound he knew not whither. His fifteen years increased to twenty at the thought of it, and he felt every inch a man -- a sailorman at that. He wished Charley and Fred could see him now. Well, they would hear of it soon enough. He could see them ... see all copies from £5.64! new only from £7.03! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Assassination Bureau, Ltd more books like this by Jack London The Assassination Bureau kills people for money. It also has a social conscience. Determined to eliminate only society's enemies, its chief, Ivan Dragomiloff, decides whether or not each murder is "justified." Unfinished when Jack London died, this novel has been completed by Robert L. Fish. see all copies from £2.11! new only from £8.87! \| first editions
22 view cover	Twenty-One Great Stories more books like this by Jack London, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain Masterpieces of some of the finest writers ever to make words come alive on paper, the stories in this volume have been selected to represent the full spectrum of the storyteller's art. Here are works of chilling mystery, far-out fantasy, superb humor, highly charged symbolism, and enthralling human drama. Given sharpened focus through insightful ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.27!
23 view cover	The Sea-Wolf and Selected Stories more books like this by Jack London In the novel The Sea-Wolf, Wolf Larsen is capable of abandoning two sailors in an open boat because of his belief in the survival of the fittest. Also contains four short stories. see all copies from £4.75! new only from £4.75! \| first editions
24 view cover	London: Novels and Stories more books like this by Jack London, Professor Donald Pizer (Editor) The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to ... see all copies from £10.89! new only from £17.03! \| first editions
25 view cover	Mutiny of the Elsinore more books like this by Jack London In the Phaedrus, the Republic, the Philebus, the Parmenides, and the Sophist, we may observe the tendency of Plato to combine two or more subjects or different aspects of the same subject in a single dialogue. In the Sophist and Statesman especially we note that the discussion is partly regarded as an illustration of method, and that analogies are ... see all copies from £3.03! new only from £12.25! \| first editions

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