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A collection of four short stories by renowned storyteller Jack London including “The Scarlett Plague” and “An Odyssey of the North”.

The classic short story "To Build a Fire", by American author Jack London, is brought to life in ways he probably never imagined when it was first published in 1908. The subtle blending of narration and music create a vivid image of the "Man" and his "Wolf Dog" as they set out on foot along the Yukon in temperatures colder than negative 50 degrees F. With plans to meet his friends at a logging camp by 6:00pm, the Man finds himself pitted in a life-or-death struggle with nature.

Outstanding American writer Jack London (1876-1916) includes one of the most interesting, popular, and piercing works - the story "Michael, Brother of Jerry".

Life is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley, where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day a treacherous act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forced into a life of toil and danger. Dragged away to be a sledge dog in the harsh and freezing cold Yukon, Buck must fight for his survival. Can he rise above his enemies and become the master of his realm once again?

Born in the Yukon, White Fang is a Wolf, or mostly Wolf - his father was a Wolf, his mother was half dog, but for all intents and purposes it was a Wolf. He looked like Wolf, fought like a Wolf, and thought like a Wolf. Early in his cubhood he was captured by an Indian, and raised as a sled dog, the Wolf nearly beaten out of him, but not quite. Subjected to human brutality and a very little human kindness he becomes a deadly fighter until rescued by a wise and kindly man. A heartwarming story.

Jack London’s Call of the Wild is a beautiful tale of Buck, a house dog torn from the comforts of hearth and home in sunny California and thrust into the unforgiving wild. Through Buck, London takes us on a journey where the shackles of civilization are left behind, leading us to a simultaneously unknown and familiar past. Forgotten senses are awakened and survival is key. The story awakens in us something primal - the desire to be truly free.

At the turn of the century, the short story form gained enormous popularity. Against the frozen Alaskan landscape of "To Build a Fire", a miner struggles to survive the splintering whiteness of sub-zero temperatures. "Isle of Voices" captures the Hawaii of old, where magic transports a young man to an island of powerful spirits. "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" pits a mongoose against a cobra in the steamy beauty of an Indian garden. Recorded Books’ award-winning narrators turn these stories into absorbing productions.

To Build a Fire is regarded by many as an American classic, one of London's most highly regarded works. We never know the name of the protagonist as he makes his way towards his destination, trekking across the Yukon at 70° below zero. Nature is unforgiving to those who challenge her.

Le straordinarie imprese del cane Buck, strappato da un'esistenza serena, per essere usato come cane da slitta durante la caccia all'oro. The extraordinary undertakings of the dog Buck, snatched from a serene existence, to be used as a sled dog during the hunt for gold.

Kidnapped from his safe California home. Thrown into a life-death struggle in the frozen Arctic wilderness. Half St. Bernard, half Shepard, Buck learns many hard lessons as a sled dog: the lesson of the lash, of the cold, of near-starvation and cruelty. And the greatest lesson he learns from his last owner, John Thorton: the power of love and loyalty. Yet always, even at the side of the human he loves, Buck feels the pull in his bones, an urge to answer his wolf ancestors as they howl to him. Can Buck resist the lure of the wolves?

Los trineos dejaban oír su eterna queja, a la que se mezclaba el chirrear de los arneses y el tintineo de las campanillas de los perros que iban a la cabeza. Pero los hombres y los animales, rendidos de fatiga, guardaban silencio. Una capa de nieve reciente dificultaba la marcha sobre la pista. Estaban ya muy lejos del punto de partida. Los perros arrastrando una carga excesiva de ancas de alce congelada, dura como el pedernal, se apalancaban con todas sus fuerzas en la blanda superficie de la nieve con una terquedad casi humana

John Griffith London nació en San Francisco el 12 de enero de 1876. Hijo de un astrólogo ambulante, al que no conoció. Su madre era espiritista; se casó con John London unos meses después del nacimiento del niño, de quien el escritor tomó el apellido. Realizó estudios secundarios mientras trabajaba. London fue una gran autodidacta. Se formó leyendo incansablemente libros en la biblioteca pública de la ciudad. Realizó multitud de oficios que le resultaron muy útiles para sus novelas.

The House of Pride, written by iconic American author Jack London (1876-1916), was first published in December 1910 issue of The Pacific Monthly. Author Jack London wrote The Call of the Wild and many other books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commerical magazine fiction, he was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing.

John Griffith London nació en San Francisco el 12 de enero de 1876. Hijo de un astrólogo ambulante, al que no conoció. Su madre era espiritista; se casó con John London unos meses después del nacimiento del niño, de quien el escritor tomó el apellido. Realizó estudios secundarios mientras trabajaba. London fue una gran autodidacta. Se formó leyendo incansablemente libros en la biblioteca pública de la ciudad.

John Griffith London nació en San Francisco el 12 de enero de 1876. Hijo de un astrólogo ambulante, al que no conoció. Su madre era espiritista; se casó con John London unos meses después del nacimiento del niño, de quien el escritor tomó el apellido. Realizó estudios secundarios mientras trabajaba. London fue una gran autodidacta. Se formó leyendo incansablemente libros en la biblioteca pública de la ciudad. Realizó multitud de oficios que le resultaron muy útiles para sus novelas. En 1897 viajó a Alaska, en plena fiebre del oro.

"The captain, or Wolf Larsen, as men called him, ceased pacing and gazed down at the dying man. So fierce had this final struggle become that the sailor paused in the act of flinging more water over him and stared curiously, the canvas bucket partly tilted and dripping its contents to the deck. The dying man beat a tattoo on the hatch with his heels, straightened out his legs, and stiffened in one great tense effort, and rolled his head from side to side."

Experience first-hand the dramatic ebb and flow of emotion as classic literature is transformed into the world of your imagination like never before. In Lost Face, the listener sits right beside a tribal prisoner as he plots to avoid the painful beheading that awaits him next.

El mundo a traves de los ojos de un perro. La primera novela de Jack London, El llamado de la selva es una de esas obras unicas, en donde una serie de aventuras durante la fiebre del oro se ven a traves de la vision de un perro, de fidelidad unica, pero en el cual el llamado atavico de sus antepasados acaba triunfando.

En esta obra, publicada en 1909, el autor mostro el retrato de un rudo marinero que quiere progresar, pero al tratar de dedicarse a escritor se encuentra con el fracaso continuo y el rechazo permanente, incluso de la mujer que ama. Pero al cambiar su suerte, y ser aceptadas sus obras, todos quieren congraciarse con el pero Martin Eden se ha cansado del mundo.