Produced by PG Distributed Proofreaders BROWN WOLF Brown Wolf AND Other Jack London Stories As chosen by Franklin K. Mathiews Chief Scout Librarian, Boy Scouts of America TABLE OF CONTENTS BROWN WOLF THAT SPOT TRUST ALL GOLD CANYON THE STORY OF KEESH NAM-BOK THE UNVERACIOUS YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF MAKE WESTING THE HEATHEN THE HOBO AND THE
The People of the Abyss by Jack London
And day by day I became convinced that not only is it unwise, but it is criminal for the people of the Abyss to marry. They are the stones by the builder rejected. There is no place for them, in the social fabric, while all the forces of society drive them downward till they perish.
The Jacket by Jack London
This etext was prepared from the 1915 Mills & Boon edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk THE JACKET CHAPTER I All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places. I have been aware of other persons in me.–Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be. Read
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
Before Adam, by Jack London
Suddenly they hushed their noise and ceased their capering. They shrank down in fear, and quested anxiously about with their eyes for a way of retreat. Then Red-Eye walked in among them. They cowered away from him. All were frightened. But he made no attempt to hurt them. He was one of them. At his
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
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
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.”
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 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 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 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