![]() ![]() That accolade belongs more fairly to The Call of the Wild-a world classic reprinted in countless editions for more than a century. ![]() His spectacular career has often obscured “the greatest story” Jack London wrote. By the time of his death at forty, he had adventured half-way around the globe, established one of the most beautiful ranches in America, and written more than fifty books. ![]() By thirty-one, he had won international celebrity as an author, war correspondent, and social crusader. More than a personification of the American Dream, it was a fabulous tale that made his danger-laden exploits front-page headlines.īorn into near-poverty, London spent some of the best years of his boyhood as a factory “work beast.” By the age of twenty-one, he had been a gang member, able-bodied seaman, hobo, convict, political activist, and Klondike Argonaut. London’s extraordinary rags-to-riches story was indeed grist for the mill of myth and legend. Introduction and Notes by Earle Labor.Īlfred Kazin’s famous remark that “the greatest story Jack London ever wrote was the story he lived” has been quoted by biographers and critics for more than a generation. ![]()
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