This etext was prepared from the 1919 Mills and Boon edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk THE HUMAN DRIFT by Jack London Contents: The Human Drift Small-Boat Sailing Four Horses and a Sailor Nothing that Ever Came to Anything That Dead Men Rise up Never A Classic of the Sea A Wicked Woman (Curtain Raiser)
The House of Pride and Other Tales of Hawaii by Jack London
THE HOUSE OF PRIDE Contents: The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London THE HOUSE OF PRIDE Percival Ford wondered why he had come. He did not dance. He did not care much for army people. Yet he knew them all–gliding and revolving
The Game by Jack London
This etext was prepared from the 1913 William Heinemann edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk THE GAME CHAPTER I Many patterns of carpet lay rolled out before them on the floor–two of Brussels showed the beginning of their quest, and its ending in that direction; while a score of ingrains lured their eyes and prolonged
The Faith of Men by Jack London
The Faith of Men Contents: A Relic of the Pliocene A Hyperborean Brew The Faith of Men Too Much Gold The One Thousand Dozen The Marriage of Lit-lit Batard The Story of Jees Uck A RELIC OF THE PLIOCENE I wash my hands of him at the start. I cannot father his tales, nor will
The Cruise of the Snark by Jack London
THE CRUISE OF THE “SNARK” CHAPTER I–FOREWORD It began in the swimming pool at Glen Ellen. Between swims it was our wont to come out and lie in the sand and let our skins breathe the warm air and soak in the sunshine. Roscoe was a yachtsman. I had followed the sea a bit. It
The Cruise of the Dazzler by Jack London
Produced by Justin Gillbank and PG Distributed Proofreaders THE CRUISE OF THE DAZZLER by JACK LONDON 1902 FOREWORD Tempting boys to be what they should be–giving them in wholesome form what they want–that is the purpose and power of Scouting. To help parents and leaders of youth secure _books boys like best_ that are also
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
“Old longings nomadic leap,
Chafing at custom’s chain;
Again from its brumal sleep
Wakens the ferine strain.”
Chafing at custom’s chain;
Again from its brumal sleep
Wakens the ferine strain.”
Tales of the Klondyke by Jack London
This etext was prepared from the 1906 Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk TALES OF THE KLONDYKE THE GOD OF HIS FATHERS Contents: The God of His Fathers The Great Interrogation Which Make Men Remember Siwash The Man with the Gash Jan, the Unrepentant Grit of Women Where the Trail
Tales of the Fish Patrol by Jack London
Transcribed from the 1914 edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Tales of the Fish Patrol WHITE AND YELLOW San Francisco Bay is so large that often its storms are more disastrous to ocean-going craft than is the ocean itself in its violent moments. The waters of the bay contain all manner of fish, wherefore its
Stories from Everybody’s Magazine
These are stories from Everybody’s Magazine, 1910 issues. Scanned by Charles Keller with OmniPage Professional OCR software donated by Caere Corporation, 1-800-535-7226. Contact Mike Lough Vol. XXIII No.1 JULY 1910 THE LAYING OF THE MONSTER BY THEODOSIA GARRISON Dorothea reposed with her shoulders in the shade of the bulkhead and her bare feet burrowing in
South Sea Tales by Jack London
This e-text was typed by Theresa Armao, Albany, New York. SOUTH SEA TALES by Jack London CONTENTS The House of Mapuhi The Whale Tooth Mauki “Yah! Yah! Yah!” The Heathen The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy THE HOUSE OF MAPUHI Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled
Smoke Bellew by Jack London
This etext was prepared from the 1913 Mills and Boon edition by Les Bowler, St. Ives, Dorest. Smoke Bellew Contents THE TASTE OF THE MEAT THE MEAT THE STAMPEDE TO SQUAW CREEK SHORTY DREAMS THE MAN ON THE OTHER BANK THE RACE FOR NUMBER ONE THE TASTE OF THE MEAT. I. In the beginning he