Jack London





Jack London

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born
January 12, 1876 in San Francisco, California, The United States

died
November 22, 1916

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Jack London was an American novelist and short-story writer whose works deal romantically with elemental struggles for survival. At his peak, he was the highest paid and the most popular of all living writers. Because of early financial difficulties, he was largely self educated past grammar school.

London draws heavily on his life experiences in his writing. He spent time in the Klondike during the Gold Rush and at various times was an oyster pirate, a seaman, a sealer, and a hobo. His first work was published in 1898. From there he went on to write such American classics as Call of the Wild, Sea Wolf, and White Fang.



Average rating: 3.76 · 133,506 ratings · 5,064 reviews · 465 distinct works
The Call of the Wild
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 65,190 ratings — published 1903 — 122 editions
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White Fang
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 30,689 ratings — published 1905 — 360 editions
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The Call of the Wild/White ...
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 12,842 ratings — published 1963 — 74 editions
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The Sea Wolf
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 4,711 ratings — published 1904 — 170 editions
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The Call of the Wild, White...
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 4,675 ratings — published 1906 — 34 editions
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4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 2,301 ratings — published 1909 — 100 editions
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To Build A Fire
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 2,082 ratings — published 1908 — 24 editions
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 1,550 ratings19 editions
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The Iron Heel
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 1,084 ratings — published 1907 — 109 editions
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 513 ratings — published 1913 — 77 editions
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More books by Jack London…
“Don't loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club.”
Jack London

“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
Jack London

“A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.”
Jack London

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