Jack London
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Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf. The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark. On the bottom of the huge and glassy lagoon was much pearl shell, and from the deck of the schooner,...
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Embark on a gripping journey through a post-apocalyptic world with "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London, now available as a captivating audiobook. In this chilling tale, London paints a vivid picture of a world devastated by a deadly pandemic, where civilization has collapsed, and humanity fights for survival.
As listeners follow the journey of the aged protagonist, they'll be transported to a bleak future where the remnants of society struggle to...
4) The sea-wolf
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Jack London's thrilling narrative of the seven seas remains just as gripping today as it was 100 years ago
A classic tale of adventure at sea, this is the story of the naïve young Humphrey van Weyden, whose ship is wrecked in a terrible storm. He is rescued by the mysterious Captain Wolf Larsen of the ship Ghost. Humphrey's new life aboard Ghost will test him to the limits of his endurance but also bring him the greatest happiness he has ever known....
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Buck lives a content life. Half St. Bernard, half shepherd, he is top dog on a California ranch. But the gold rush in the Klondike has produced an enormous demand for sled dogs, so when a gardener at the ranch needs to pay off a gambling debt, stealing and selling Buck is a quick way to do it.
Having never been mistreated, Buck soon learns that man can be the cruelest animal. He is whipped, beaten, and caged, but never broken. Confronted...
Having never been mistreated, Buck soon learns that man can be the cruelest animal. He is whipped, beaten, and caged, but never broken. Confronted...
6) White Fang
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Born in the wilds of the freezing cold Yukon, the wolf cub White Fang soon learns the harsh laws of nature, growing fiercer and more independent in his struggle to survive. Yet buried deep inside him are distant memories of affection and love. Can he learn to trust man again?
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In Call of the Wild, Buck, a domesticated dog, is stolen from his home in California and sold into sled dog slavery during the 1890s Klondike gold rush in Alaska. Forced to shed the comforts of civilization, he reverts to more primitive instincts and emerges as the leader of the pack. White Fang, published before Call of the Wild, is the companion novel about a wild wolf dog who is adopted by a human and eventually domesticated.
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It was in the early days in Fiji, when John Starhurst arose in the mission house at Rewa Village and announced his intention of carrying the gospel throughout all Viti Levu. Now Viti Levu means the "Great Land," it being the largest island in a group composed of many large islands, to say nothing of hundreds of small ones. Here and there on the coasts, living by most precarious tenure, was a sprinkling of missionaries, traders, beche-de-mer fishers,...
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In 1902, Jack London purchased some secondhand clothes, rented a room in the East End, and set out to discover how the London poor lived. His research makes shocking reading. Moving through the slums as one of the poor; eating, drinking, and socializing with the underclass; lining up to get into a flophouse, London was scandalized and brutalized by the experience of living rough in Britain's capital. His clear-eyed reflections on the iniquities...
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Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf. The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark. On the bottom of the huge and glassy lagoon was much pearl shell, and from the deck of the schooner,...
12) Martin Eden
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"Un marinero de veinte años, fuerte, guapo y curtido, con un historial de delincuencia y trabajo rudo, es invitado casi por accidente a cenar en un hogar pequeño burgués y queda fascinado ante lo que sus ojos le presentan como cultura y civilización. La muchacha que lo acoge piensa que debe salvarlo ""de la maldición del ambiente en que había nacido"" e incluso ""de sí mismo a pesar de sí mismo""."
13) The Iron Heel
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"The Iron Heel" is a dystopian novel written by Jack London, first published in 1908. The book is set in the distant future, in the year 2600, and is presented as a manuscript discovered by scholars of that time. It is a work of speculative fiction that explores social and political themes, depicting a world where a powerful oligarchy known as "The Iron Heel" has established control over society. "The Iron Heel" narrates the story of the protagonist,...
14) The Road
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Jack London's novel "The Road," written in the early 20th century, chronicles the adventures and struggles of a young man living as a hobo in America. It particularly emphasizes themes of survival, humanity, and social injustice. Through the protagonist's experiences, the novel delves into the plight of the disenfranchised and reveals the unvarnished truths about American society during that era.
The story begins with the young hobo reflecting...
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White Fang is the story of a wild dog's journey toward becoming civilized in the Canadian territory of Yukon during the Klondike gold rush at the end of the nineteenth century. White Fang is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to Jack London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild, which concerns a kidnapped civilized dog turning into a wild wolf. The book is characteristic of London's precise prose style and his innovative...
16) Burning Daylight
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Listen to Burning Daylight with a movie-style soundtrack and amplify your audiobook experience.
Burning Daylight, Jack London's fictional novel published in 1910, was one of the best selling books of that year and it was his best selling book in his lifetime. The novel takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, nicknamed Burning Daylight was the most successful entrepreneur of the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story of the main character...
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Part 1 of 5: White Fang is a novel by American author Jack London (1876–1916) - and the name of the book's eponymous character, a wild wolfdog. First serialized in Outing magazine, it was published in 1906. The story details White Fang's journey to domestication in Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush. It is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild, which...
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Fonolibro se enorgullece en presentar el nuevo audiolibro de Jack London que se titula, LA PESTE ESCARLATA. Han pasado seis décadas desde que una epidemia incontrolable "?el bacilo de la Peste Escarlata"? acabó con la mayor parte de la población mundial.
Corre el año 2073" ... James Howard Smith, el último superviviente de la pandemia que estalló en el 2013 y, quien era entonces un joven profesor de literatura, intenta al final de su vida transmitir...
19) The Heathen
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The Heathen is a short story by Jack London. John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone. He is best remembered as the author of The Call of the Wild and...
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Burning Daylight, Part 1:
Burning Daylight takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, Elam Harnish, nicknamed "Burning Daylight" was the most successful entrepreneur of the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story of the main character was partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur "Borax" Smith. Bringing his fortunes to the States he is cheated out of it by a crowd of money kings, and recovers it only at the muzzle of his gun....