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A London-born plumber who dropped out of school before taking his exams celebrates his debut London crime novel launching ...
Jack London was born on Jan. 12, 1876. I’ve always felt drawn to his work and to the Northern Territory he often highlighted. Exploring the land of his books and short stories helped propel me ...
Jack London, author of works including “The Call of the Wild,” spent the last years of his life in Sonoma County and is buried there. Jack London State Historic Park will hold a memorial event ...
Jack London, born John Griffith Chaney, was a novelist, an essayist, and a social activist. He is known for his romanticized depictions of adventure and his works centered on nature. His 1903 ...
The remains of the Wolf House, which was destroyed by a fire in 1913, at Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen, Calif., April 16, 2021.
They're pretty important to me because this is a first-edition Jack London, Call of the Wild, and the letter inside it is to a fellow author, O'Hara, who Jack London was inviting to stay at his ...
Jack London amassed more than 600 rejections and endured a frigid Yukon winter before he found success thanks to ‘The Call of the Wild’—which also got him accused of plagiarism.
Bernardine Evaristo, whose “Girl, Woman, Other” won the Booker Prize, invites readers into London, a city whose rich literary landscape is “for everyone, not just the privileged few.” ...
Anchoring Jack London Square's restaurant scene is Scott's Seafood, the decidedly old-school joint on the water since 1984.Complete with white tablecloth service and lots of silverware, Scott's ...