Jack London
Author
Publisher
Castle Books
Pub. Date
c1979
Language
English
Description
Presents four of American author Jack London's novels and fifteen of his short stories in facsimile of the original magazines in which they appeared, including such works as "White Fang," "The Call of the Wild," and "In a Far Country."
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"From man's best friend to wild beasts, five of the most enduring tales of animals in literature -- together in one collection for animal lovers of all ages. Animals as characters have played a significant part in literature, from Aesop's ancient fables and the Garden of Eden story to contemporary literature. Gathered in this single volume are some of the most memorable animal stories that continue to stand the test of time. The Jungle Book : Travel...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Film Corp
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Adapted from the beloved literary classic, this film is the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team, and later its leader, Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in...
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Readers seeking exotic locales and nonstop pulse-pounding thrills will love this collection of six classic adventure stories, beginning with The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, one of the best-known short stories, about a hunt designed for very specific prey. Other timeless tales include To Build a Fire by Jack London, The Caballero's Way by O. Henry, The Seed from the Sepulchre by Clark Ashton Smith, Alone in Shark Waters by John Kruse,...
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Adapted from the beloved literary classic, this film is the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team, and later its leader, Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in...
Author
Publisher
FALL
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A century-and-more ago, while some people pondered the pinnacle that civilization had attained, others worried how it would come crashing down. Many of the era's best writers gave shape to those fears in wildly speculative stories that envisioned unthinkable fates and spectacular dooms for our planet and its people.
The End of the World collects twenty-one classic stories and poems from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in which the Earth's...