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Illustrator: Gordon Grant

This is an audio version of the tale of half wolf, half dog White Fang and the obstacles he is forced to overcome. It includes a paperback version of the book and two CDs, allowing even the youngest children to enjoy the story. It is suitable for children aged 7 to 9 years old. Half wolf, half dog, White Fang fully understands the cruelty of both nature and humans. After nearly starving to death during the frigid Arctic winter, he''s taken in first by a man who ''trains'' him through constant whippings and then by another who forces him to participate in vicious dogfights. Follow White Fang as he overcomes these obstacles and finally meets someone who offers him kindness and love. Now even the youngest children can appreciate the story with this handy new audio package, containing a paperback version of the book and two CDs.

"The Sea-Wolf", published in 1904, is a psychological adventure novel by Jack London and one of his best-known works. This highly popular novel combines elements of naturalism and romantic adventure."The Sea-Wolf" narrates the story of Humphrey van Weyden, a literary critic. The story starts with him aboard a San Francisco ferry, called Martinez, which collides with another ship in the fog and sinks. He is set adrift in the Bay, eventually being picked up by Wolf Larsen. Larsen is the captain of a seal-hunting schooner, the Ghost. Brutal and cynical, yet also highly intelligent and intellectual, he rules over his ship and terrorises the crew with the aid of his exceptionally great physical strength.

"El lobo de mar" es una novela de aventuras con marcado carácter psicológico escrita en 1904 por el escritor estadounidense Jack London. Su primera edición de cuarenta mil copias se agotó antes incluso de ponerse a la venta por el efecto que habia causado su anterior obra: "Colmillo Blanco".Este clasico de la literatura norteamericana y una de las mejores novelas de aventuras de todos los tiempos, dramatiza el fortuito encuentro entre dos personajes que representan visiones opuestas de la condicion humana. Humphrey van Weyden es un joven intelectual, refinado e idealista que, tras naufragar a bordo de un ferry en aguas del pacifico, es rescatado por un barco dedicado a la caza de focas y capitaneado por Wolf Larsen, el prototipo de "lobo de mar", cruel, despiadado y sin escrupulos. Sometido a su tiranica autoridad, el joven descubrira la dureza y la impiedad de un mundo primitivo que sin embargo le ayudara a consumar su aprendizaje moral.

Nove contos preenchem este livro, em que o génio inquietante do grande escritor norte-americano imprime a sua marca incomparável. Tradução: Ana Barradas Jack London (1876-1916) é um exímio contador de histórias, um aventureiro, mas também um poeta. Nove contos preenchem este livro, em que o génio inquietante do grande escritor norte-americano imprime a sua marca incomparável. London apela em cada conto à atenção do leitor para as manifestações mais recônditas da consciência, evidenciando a animalidade que existe em cada homem. Primeiro escritor a introduzir o boxe na literatura, London descreve em «Um bife» o ambiente de violência profissional calculada no ringue, ilustrando no combate entre King e Sandel a eterna luta entre a velhice e a juventude. «A Fogueira» conta a história de um homem que viaja sozinho pelo Alaska e luta arduamente para sobreviver a altas temperaturas abaixo de zero. Seguramente um dos melhores contos da sua obra, foi adaptado ao cinema em 1969, com narração de Orson Wells, sem legendas. Formato: 21cm x 13cm

"La carrera literaria de London ha de ser vista como un paradigma del cambio de estilo a la vuelta del siglo" Earl Labor

"The Iron Heel", american classic written by Jack London in 1908, is considered one of the earliest novels of modern Dystopian Fiction, which would lead to works later known as Soft Science Fiction. Jack London, a socialist himself, portrays America under tyrannical rule, the terrible oppression of an American oligarchy at the beginning of the Twentieth Century, and the struggles of a socialist revolutionary movement. London describes the fall of the United States to the cruel fascist dictatorship of the Iron Heel, a group of monopoly capitalists. Fearing the popularity of socialism, the plutocrats of the Iron Heel conspire to eliminate democracy and, with their secret police and military, terrorise the citizenry. They instigate a German attack on Hawaii on Dec. 4, 1912; as socialist revolutions topple capitalist governments around the world, the Iron Heel has 52 socialist members of the U.S. Congress imprisoned for treason..."The Iron Heel" is based on Avis Everhards fictional "Everhard Manuscript" and was written by London as a womans first person narrative, not a common writing style at the time.

A tale of literal and proverbial gold diggers.Not the incel manifesto you might expect, "Scorn of Women" is one of Jack Londons rare attempts at playwriting, being a three-act adaptation of his short story of the same name. It is available in Londons 1901 collection "The God of His Fathers".Floyd Vanderlip has made it big in the Klondike Gold Rush and has, in unrelated news, caught the eye of the local womenfolk. Promiscuous dancers, married women and Floyds actual fiancee all want the lip treatment and so he becomes spolied for choice on the ladies front.A comedy of class, manners and manipulation, "Scorn of Women" takes the reader to the golden age of Yukon Territory, Canada (1896-1899) where London ever the socialist, brings together all layers of society under one roof in the hunt for that noblest of metals. And while it has been long excavated, nobody will leave the ball with their hands clean.

The temperature has fallen below 55 degree celsius in Klondike, Canada. The men are shivering, and they are trying their best to get their hands warm next to the stove. Soon one of the men starts to cramp not everyone has enough grit in these terrible circumstances. And that is when one of the men, indigenous Sitka Charley, starts to tell a story a story of himself, his wife and a Yankee, and how they were able to survive in extreme conditions.Grit of Women is a thrilling short story by Jack London.

Lost Face is a collection of seven brilliant short stories by acclaimed author Jack London. The eponymous opening story Lost Face follows a cruel fur trapper named Subienkow in the frosty Yukon in the Canadian north. His crimes against the indigenous people have finally caught up with him and he is captured by a local tribe, but he cruelly escapes torture by tricking the natives. This collection also includes Londons famous short story To Build a Fire, following a gold prospector in the Klondike whos only hope for survival are the vital fires he can build to stave off the cruel cold. It is a phenomenal collection from one of historys most acclaimed authors and perfect for anyone who loved The Revenant.

Basset is an English scientist who has been working hard in order to find a mystical, large butterfly species in the jungle of Guadalcanal. However, soon Basset is not so interested in butterflies anymore he has heard a strange, inviting voice in the jungle. He decides to follow the voice without knowing that these actions will change his life for good...The Red One is a collection of 4 thrilling short stories published in 1918.

A classic adventure novel detailing the savagery of life in the northern wilds. Its central character is a ferocious and magnificent creature, half dog, half wolf, through whose experiences we feel the harsh rhythms and patterns of wilderness life among animals and men.