To Build a Fire and Other Favorite Stories - Jack London - Dover Thrift Editions

To Build a Fire and Other Favorite Stories by Jack London brings together a selection of his short fiction. This Dover Thrift Editions paperback presents 13 tales of adventure and survival.

Included titles

• To Build a Fire
• A Piece of Steak
• The Mexican
• The Law of Life
• All Gold Canyon
• The Heathen

Key details

• Author: Jack London
• Series: Dover Thrift Editions
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 176
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 27 June 2008
• ISBN: 9780486466569

Synopsis

Jack London’s early life was shaped by poverty and a knockabout existence before he found success, and that hard-won experience informs the energy of this collection. Across 13 stories, he returns to moments of adventure and survival, written with a directness that reflects the vitality and variety of his brief life.

Alongside the title story, the selection includes “A Piece of Steak”, “The Mexican”, “The Law of Life”, “All Gold Canyon” and “The Heathen”, with seven further tales completing the volume. A concise choice for readers drawn to classic short stories with a strong sense of lived experience.

Rackhams Reference : EK53NA5LL9