First published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is regarded as Jack London's masterpiece. Based on London's experiences as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness and his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, The Call of the Wild is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the fight for survival in the frozen Alaskan Klondike.

A collection of stories from American authors of the 19th and early 20th centuries, selected for their literary importance as well as their dramatic oral qualities, includes Mark Twain's 'The One Million Pound Bank Note,' Stephen Crane's 'The Blue Hotel,' Ambrose Bierce's 'The Eyes of the Panther,' and Jack London's 'The Love of Life.' Read by Patricks Fraley, et al.

Feroce, brutale, crudele, stillante sangue nell'Inferno Artico: così fu descritto dai suoi primi recensori. A distanza di quasi un secolo dalla pubblicazione, il racconto occupa un posto persino scontato nella memoria collettiva per la connotazione epica della vita animale, per la forte suggestione del 'richiamo della foresta', per il fascino ambientale delle terre gelate dello sterminato Klondike. La natura selvaggia irrompe nella storia di Buck, cane domestico e poi cane di ferocia sublime ed eroica, e rivela la bellezza dell'istinto primordiale e vitale in contrasto con la 'bestialità' umana, con la pochezza morale dei cercatori d'oro, con la degenerazione degli indiani.

Like the celebrated Klondike Tales, the stories that comprise South Sea Tales derive their intensity from the author's own far-flung adventures, conveying an impassioned, unsparing vision borne only of experience. The powerful tales gathered here vividly evoke the turn-of-the-century colonial Pacific and its capricious tropical landscape, while also trenchantly observing the delicate interplay between imperialism and the exotic. And as Tony Horwitz asserts in his Introduction, “When London's stories click, we are utterly there, at the edge of the world and the limit of human endurance.”

A young art critic is forced to endure the wrath of Wolf Larsen, captain of the sealing schooner which rescues him after a shipwreck. Read by Garrick Hagon.

Buck è un cane di famiglia, abituato a giocare con i bambini, ad amare e a essere amato. Rubato e venduto come cane da slitta, dovrà conoscere la malvagità, il gelo del Nord, le regole spietate della corsa all'oro prima di imbattersi di nuovo in un essere umano con cui intrecciare una storia di affetto e di amicizia. Ma la sua natura selvaggia alla fine avrà la meglio. Età di lettura: da 10 anni.

1.  Discuss London’s complicated feelings about alcohol as evidenced in the opening conversation with Charmian. How does he justify his opinion of Prohibition? Did you find his argument convincing or not? Throughout the book, London insists he is not an alcoholic–do you agree? 2.  What does London mean by the White Logic and the Noseless One? How does their felt presence affect London? Are they strictly metaphorical constructions or more palpable manifestations of London’s drink-addled mind? How does the White Logic correspond to London’s complicated view of death? Do you think London had a death wish? 3.  Critics have argued about John Barleycorn’s autobiographical accuracy. What do you make of this dispute? Were there parts of London’s narrative that rang less true to you than others? How would you appraise the book’s honesty, particularly in light of a historical context very different from our own? 4.  Discuss Jack London’s depiction of himself. How would you describe London, the character, in John Barleycorn? What contradictions, if any, stood out to you? 5.  What role does London’s parentage play in the book? Pete Hamill, in his introduction, asserts that London displays an “orphan’s tone” throughout. Do you agree? How does this tone, and London’s relationship with his mother, inform the book? 6.  Hamill contends that the topic of sex stands as a “curious elision” in John Barleycorn. What do you make of its absence, particularly in light of London’s virile portrayal of himself? 7.  Do you think London glamorizes drinking? How is drinking ultimately depicted in John Barleycorn ? What is your opinion of London’s final assertion regarding his drinking? Is this self-awareness, or denial?

As the lone survivor of his family, White Fang, a dog and wolf blend, finds the world a harsh place to live and so must use all his wit and strength to stay alive from day to day. Original.

The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, who is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.

A thrilling epic of a sea voyage and a complex novel of ideas, The Sea-Wolf is a standard-bearer of its genre. It is the vivid story of a gentleman scholar, Humphrey Van Weyden, who is rescued by a seal-hunting schooner after a ferryboat accident in San Francisco Bay. London uses Van Weyden's ordeal at the hands of a schooner's devious crew to explore powerful themes of ambition, courage, and the innate will to survive. The Sea-Wolf also introduces Jack London's most memorable, fully realized character, Wolf Larsen, the schooner's brutal captain, who ruthlessly crushes anyone standing in his way. As Gary Kinder states in his Introduction, "Wolf Larsen is one of the most carefully carved characters in American literature....London, himself, seems as fascinated as the reader with his own creation."

The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, who is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.

One of the greatest storytellers of our time, Jack London wrote prolifically. His tales of adventure vividly capture the struggle to survive against the forces of nature by both men and animals, and often their retreat to a primitive state in the face of death. While these tales brought him the most fame, London also wrote stories that showed his insight into the lives of people who worked at sea, and they areas wonderful as any of his work. The stories in this collection show the wide range of Jack London's storytelling talents, and they continue to thrill readers today just as they have for generations.

Nell'anno 2013, in un mondo dominato dal Consiglio dei Magnati dell'Industria, scoppia un'epidemia che in breve tempo cancella l'intera razza umana. Sessantanni dopo, nello scenario post-apocalittico di una California ripiombata nell'età della pietra, un vecchio, uno dei pochissimi superstiti (e a lungo persuaso di essere l'unico), di fronte a un pugno di ragazzi selvaggi - i nipoti degli altri scampati - riuniti intorno a un fuoco dopo la caccia quotidiana, racconta come la civiltà sia andata in fumo allorché l'umanità, con il pretesto del morbo inarrestabile, si è affrettata a riportarsi con perversa frenesia a stadi inimmaginabili di crudeltà e barbarie. 'La peste scarlatta' è uno dei grandi testi visionari di Jack London, che qui ancora una volta anticipa temi che, un secolo dopo, diventeranno ossessivi.