The One Thousand Dozen

by Jack London

David Rasmunsen had a plan to make him wealthy. During the Alaskan gold rush, men were willing to pay exhorbitant prices for items that were rare in the Yukon. David refused to let go of his plan, even in the face of extreme adversity and impending failure.

The One Thousand Dozen by Jack London, 1902, 6,554 words.

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Cover photograph by Ashlae Warner,

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Genres: Short Stories, Classics, Fiction

20 pages

First published December 13, 1902

About the author

John Griffith Chaney, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.

London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of animal rights, workers’ rights and socialism. London wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam.

His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in Alaska and the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen".

Reviews

[Federico DN · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome.

This was great, but not going to review it.

For the moment at least.

It’s public domain. You can find it HERE.

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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1902] [16p] [Classics] [Recommendable]
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★★★★☆ Too Much Gold and Other Stories
★★★☆☆ El hombre de la cicatriz y otras narraciones <--

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Excelente.

Esto estuvo genial, pero no voy a reseñarlo.

Al menos por ahora.

Es dominio público, lo pueden encontrar ACA.

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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1902] [16p] [Clásicos] [Recomendable]
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[Fred · Rating 4 out of 5]

A kick in the teeth, so very Jack London.

[Edith Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

making money is not that easy after all

[Vanya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

One of my favourite tales by jack London . recommended for everyone. Very interesting. The thousand dozen by Jack London