Books like San Francisco stories by Jack London
This compilation gathers several of Jack London’s most celebrated short stories, including "The Apostate," "South of the Slot," as well as excerpts from "John Barleycorn" and "The Sea-Wolf." The collection also contains the entirety of the "Tales of the Fish Patrol" cycle, written in 1905, and concludes with London’s vivid eyewitness report of the Great 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, which serves as a fitting epilogue. The volume offers readers a comprehensive view of London’s narrative range—from adventurous marine tales to his firsthand urban tragedy documentation.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Jack London
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