Jack London

Jack London (1876–1916) was an American novelist and journalist, born in San Francisco. Raised in poverty, he worked as a sailor and laborer and once went to the Klondike to seek gold. A prolific writer, he is represented in this collection by 23 works. He is best known for novels such as The Call of the Wild, White Fang, Martin Eden, and The Sea-Wolf, as well as shorter fiction including South Sea Tales and Love of Life. His stories often depict the harsh struggle between humans and nature and the will to survive in extreme conditions, blending realism with naturalism. He is regarded as one of the most internationally influential American writers of the twentieth century, widely translated and read around the world.