Jack London WHITE FANG
Jack London's full name was John Griffith London, and he was born in San Francisco. After completing grammar school, London worked at various jobs to help support his family.
His life as a writer essentially began in 1893. That year he had weathered a harrowing voyage, one in which a typhoon had nearly taken out London and his crew. The 17-year-old adventurer returned home and regaled his mother with his tales of what had happened to him. When she saw an announcement in one of the local papers for a writing contest, she pushed her son to write down and submit his story.
Armed with just an eighth-grade education, London captured the $25 first prize, beating out college students from Berkeley and Stanford.
He decided to dedicate his life to writing short stories. But he had trouble finding willing publishers. In the beginning the rejection slips followed one another with monotonous regularity. Had he been a weaker man he might have given up. Certainly the odds were against him. But at the end of his three-year hard work success was his. He had conquered his Everest; the world was at his feet!
His stories of high adventure were based on his own experiences at sea, in the Yukon Territory, and in the fields and factories of California. His writings appealed to millions worldwide.
Several of the books and many of the short stories are classics and still popular; some have been translated into as many as 70 languages. Among the best known are Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea Wolf, Martin Eden and John Barleycorn.
His exciting and writing style attracted readers from all over the world and his stories and novels were translated into many different languages. Unfortunately, London's life came to a tragic end. He died on November 22, 1916. Ill and burdened by debts, unable to help people to whom he had often given money and shelter, he took an overdose of drugs. Many people believe that he died of a drug overdose, though whether it was intentional or accidental is a
His life as a writer essentially began in 1893. That year he had weathered a harrowing voyage, one in which a typhoon had nearly taken out London and his crew. The 17-year-old adventurer returned home and regaled his mother with his tales of what had happened to him. When she saw an announcement in one of the local papers for a writing contest, she pushed her son to write down and submit his story.
Armed with just an eighth-grade education, London captured the $25 first prize, beating out college students from Berkeley and Stanford.
He decided to dedicate his life to writing short stories. But he had trouble finding willing publishers. In the beginning the rejection slips followed one another with monotonous regularity. Had he been a weaker man he might have given up. Certainly the odds were against him. But at the end of his three-year hard work success was his. He had conquered his Everest; the world was at his feet!
His stories of high adventure were based on his own experiences at sea, in the Yukon Territory, and in the fields and factories of California. His writings appealed to millions worldwide.
Several of the books and many of the short stories are classics and still popular; some have been translated into as many as 70 languages. Among the best known are Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea Wolf, Martin Eden and John Barleycorn.
His exciting and writing style attracted readers from all over the world and his stories and novels were translated into many different languages. Unfortunately, London's life came to a tragic end. He died on November 22, 1916. Ill and burdened by debts, unable to help people to whom he had often given money and shelter, he took an overdose of drugs. Many people believe that he died of a drug overdose, though whether it was intentional or accidental is a