LIBROS DEL AUTOR: jack london

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  • The Sea Wolf
    Jack London
    Jack London’s 1904 novel 'The Sea Wolf' is the story of Humphrey van Weyden, an effete gentleman who finds himself shipwrecked when the San Francisco ferry his is aboard collides with another ship in the fog. Adrift in the bay, Humphrey is rescued by Wolf Larsen, the brutish captain of a seal-hunting schooner, the 'Ghost'. However his relief in being saved is short-lived, for h...
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  • South Sea Tales. --
    Jack 1876-1916 London
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  • The Mutiny of the Elsinore. --
    Jack 1876-1916 London
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  • The People of the Abyss [microform]
    Jack 1876-1916 London
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  • The People of the Abyss [microform]
    Jack 1876-1916 London
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    24,66 €

  • The Chinago
    Jack 1876-1916 London
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    20,28 €

  • The Star Rover. --
    Jack 1876-1916 London
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    36,19 €

  • John Barleycorn (1918)
    Jack London
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    37,32 €

  • John Barleycorn [microform]
    Jack 1876-1916 London
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    24,77 €

  • Theft
    Jack 1876-1916 London
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    21,64 €

  • The Mutiny of the Elsinore. --
    Jack 1876-1916 London
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    25,54 €

  • The Night-born
    Jack 1876-1916 London
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    23,87 €

  • John Barleycorn (1918)
    Jack London
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    24,84 €

  • Before Adam [microform]
    Jack 1876-1916 London
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    21,76 €

  • Michael
    Jack 1876-1916 London
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    23,72 €

  • The Iron Heel
    Jack London
    The novel is told via the framing device of a manuscript found centuries after the action takes place and footnotes by a scholar, Anthony Meredith, circa 2600 AD or 419 B.O.M. (the Brotherhood of Man). Jack London writes at two levels, sporadically having Meredith correcting the errors of Avis Everhard through his own future prism, while at the same time, exposing the often inc...
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    30,72 €

  • Before Adam
    Jack London
    Before Adam is a novel by Jack London, serialized in 1906 and 1907 in Everybody’s Magazine. It is the story of a man who dreams he lives the life of an early hominid.The story offers an early view of human evolution. The majority of the story is told through the eyes of the man’s hominid alter ego, one of the Cave People. In addition to the Cave People, there are the more advan...
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    13,12 €

  • The Strength of the Strong
    Jack London
    The Strength of the Strong (1914) is a collection of short stories by American writer Jack London. Written and published when London was at the height of his success as an author, the stories that make up The Strength of the Strong engage with themes inspired by his lifelong advocacy of socialism. In the collection, London explores-through science fiction, naturalism, and histo...
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    17,08 €

  • The Cruise of the Snark
    Jack London
    The Cruise of the Snark (1911) is a work of travel literature by American writer Jack London. In 1906, after achieving early success as an author of novels and short stories, London began dreaming of the adventures of his youth. Inspired, he spent a fortune to build a 45-foot yacht complete with two sails and a 70-horsepower engine, powerful enough to carry him across the Pacif...
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    18,49 €

  • South Sea Tales
    Jack London
    Featuring eight works of short fiction, South Sea Tales by Jack London is an adventurous collection with a nautical theme. With settings on islands or ships, South Sea Tales tell the exciting, but often heartbreaking tales of violence, colonialism, and racism. The House of Mapuhi follows the son of a trading magnate, who travels from island to island buying valuable items for h...
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    17,02 €

  • Smoke Bellew
    Jack London
    From the author of the classic novel Call of the Wild, Jack London’s Smoke Bellew features a vivacious depiction of a gold rush adventure. Christopher Bellew, more commonly known as Kit, lives a comfortable life in San Francisco. He writes daily for a paper and his inherited wealth promises to keep him well-off for a long while. Still, Kit cannot help but feel complacent. As...
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    20,00 €

  • The People of the Abyss
    Jack London
    The People of the Abyss (1903) is a work of nonfiction by American writer Jack London. Written after the author spent three months living in London’s poverty-stricken East End, The People of the Abyss bears witness to the difficulties faced by hundreds and thousands of people every day in one of the wealthiest nations on earth. Inspired by Friedrich Engels’s The Condition of th...
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    17,71 €

  • Martin Eden
    Jack London
    '[Jack London was] a great gobbler-up of the world, physically and intellectually, the kind of writer who went to a place and wrote his dreams into it, the kind of writer who found an Idea and spun his psyche around it.'-E.L. DoctorowMartin Eden (1909) is a novel by American writer Jack London. The book follows the tradition of the Künstlerroman, a narrative that traces the lif...
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    22,99 €

  • Love of Life and Other Stories
    Jack London
    Love of Life and Other Stories (1906) is a collection of short stories by American writer Jack London. Containing eight stories by the author, a master of literary Naturalism and an experienced outdoorsman and adventurer, Love of Life and Other Stories explores the experience of humanity on the edge of civilization. Set mostly in Canada and Alaska, these stories follow characte...
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    17,08 €

  • The Valley of the Moon
    Jack London
    The Valley of the Moon (1913) is a novel by American writer Jack London. Inspired by his experiences as a working-class man and dedicated socialist, London incorporates aspects of his own biography-his interest in sailing, his life on a ranch in Sonoma County-to tell a story of hardship, hope, and perseverance. Having grown disillusioned with the labor movement, London uses the...
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    24,38 €

  • The Sea-Wolf
    Jack London
    The Sea-Wolf (1904) is an adventure novel by American writer Jack London. Inspired by his acquaintance Captain Alex MacLean, a sailor from the Pacific Northwest, London sought to write a novel of the high seas with psychological and philosophical underpinnings.An intelligent scholar named Humphrey van Weyden boards a ferry in San Francisco. Lost in the fog, the Martinez collide...
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    20,76 €

  • The Night-Born
    Jack London
    Written by the beloved author, Jack London, The Night-Born is a compelling collection of ten short works of fiction, each featuring an interesting protagonist. The Madness of John Harned is narrated by a wealthy Ecuadorian man who attends a bull fight with his cousin, Maria, and the American man who is in love with her, John. While they watch the event, Maria and John have a d...
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    16,98 €

  • The Road
    Jack London
    During the catastrophic economic depression of the 1890s, young Jack London found himself in the same situation as many others-homeless and unemployed. After a failed American investment and crop failure, the nation found itself in a panic. As London recounts these times, he tells stories of hopping on freight trains, consequently being forcefully removed. While living as a hob...
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    17,06 €

  • Jerry of the Islands
    Jack London
    From the same series that produced the classic and beloved novel, Call of the Wild, Jack London’s Jerry of the Islands accompanies the other Jack London stories that portray dog protagonists. Born on the Santa Isabelle Island, Jerry, an Irish terrier, belongs to a slave owner named Mr. Haggin. On the plantation, Jerry is responsible for chasing the slaves, as ordered by Mr. ...
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    18,54 €

  • The Jacket
    Jack London
    The Jacket (1915) is a novel by American writer Jack London. A groundbreaking work of science fiction that blends elements of mysticism, The Jacket critiques the harsh reality of the American criminal justice system. The novel was inspired by the experiences of Ed Morrell, a man who spent time at San Quentin State Prison for robbing trains. Horrified by his description of 'the ...
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    19,95 €