Description |
xiii, 482 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Note |
Text in double columns. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Haunts of Jack London -- To the man on the trail -- An odyssey of the North -- A thousand deaths -- The priestly prerogative -- The minions of Midas -- Diable-a dog -- In Yeddo Bay -- The leopard man's story -- Love of life -- Planchette -- The unexpected -- Two gold bricks -- The handsome cabin boy -- Brown Wolf -- The Sun-Dog Trail -- A relic of the Pliocene -- The story of Jees Uck -- The league of the old men -- The one thousand dozen -- A hyperborean brew -- Which make men remember -- The master of mystery -- Keesh, the son of Keesh -- Nam-Bok the unveracious -- The death of Ligoun -- Li Wan, the fair -- The game -- Siwash -- Pluck and pertinacity -- The sickness of lone chief -- At the rainbow's end -- The banks of the Sacremento -- The marriage of Lit-Lit -- White and yellow -- The king of the Greeks -- A raid on the oyster pirates -- The siege of the "Lancashire queen" -- Charley's "coup" -- Demetrios Contos -- "Yellow handkerchief' -- A daughter of the aurora -- The lost poacher -- Chris Farrington, able seaman -- The sunlanders -- Where the trail forks -- Dutch courage -- Jan, the unrepentant. |
Summary |
This volume contains the entire text of Jack London's novel The Game in addition to 46 of his short stories. The Game tells the story of Jack Fleming who the eve of his wedding arranges a ringside seat for his sweetheart to view her only rival: the "game." Through her eyes, the reader watches the fight that pits Jack against John Ponta revealing as much about her own nature as it does about the force that drives the two men. Each short story paints a picture of a time long gone. Adventure, bravery, and honor are the values of the men in these stories. In a harsh time, the men and women had to be resilient, and maintain their cheer in the face of hardship. The tales are a window into the past, and Jack London, one of the greatest writers of his time, captured the essence of life in the frontier, on the sea, and in the hearts and minds of the people of the past. |
Subject |
Short stories.
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Added Author |
London, Jack, 1876-1916
Game.
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Oppel, Frank.
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Kingman, Russ.
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Added Title |
Works. Selections. 1980
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ISBN |
0890093474 hardcover |
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9780890093474 hardcover |
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