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This original version of The Call of the Wild is published in Noah Text(R), which is designed to help dyslexics and struggling readers. It follows the exploits of a dog named Buck who becomes a sled dog in Alaska during the Gold Rush.

For 100 years, no other book has shown so well the fragile separation between tame and wild and between man and beast in the wilds of Alaska. This special edition of London's classic includes a Foreword by Newbery Honor author Gary Paulsen.

Diese Ausgabe setzt die deutsche Übersetzung neben den englischen Originaltext.Der Ich-Erzähler, Humphrey van Weyden, ein wohlhabender Literaturkritiker und Büchernarr, erleidet in der Bucht von San Francisco Schiffbruch und wird von dem Robbenfänger "Ghost" aufgenommen. Dessen Kapitän Wolf Larsen, der von Moral nichts hält und ein brutales Gewaltregime auf seinem Schoner führt, denkt überhaupt nicht daran, den Schiffbrüchigen an Land zu setzen. So muss van Weyden, zunächst als Küchenjunge, die Fahrt zu den Fanggründen mitmachen und ist dabei nicht nur den Widrigkeiten der harten Arbeit und des Meeres ausgesetzt, sondern muss sich in einem fortwährenden Kampf ums Überleben gegenüber Wolf Larsen behaupten. Eine weitere Wendung nimmt der Roman, als eine Frau an Bord kommt ...

Den ganzen Tag glitt die 'Pyrenees' mit ihrer Ladung lebenden Feuers durch die schäumende See. Bei Anbruch der Nacht wurden Oberbram- und Bramsegel eingezogen, und sie flog ins Dunkle hinein, während große schaumgekrönte Wogen sie umbrüllten. Der günstige Wind tat seine Wirkung, und vorn wie achtern verspürte man eine deutliche Besserung der Stimmung. Während der zweiten Hundewache begann eine sorglose Seele zu singen, und gegen acht Glas sang die ganze Mannschaft. Weitere Klassiker unter: www.buch-klassiker.de

John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916)was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone.

El lobo de mar, un clásico de la literatura norteamericana y una de las mejores novelas de aventuras de todos los tiempos, dramatiza el fortuito encuentro entre dos personajes que representan visiones opuestas de la condición humana. Humphrey van Weyden es un joven intelectual, refinado e idealista que, tras naufragar a bordo de un ferry en aguas del pacífico, es rescatado por un barco dedicado a la caza de focas y capitaneado por Wolf Larsen, el prototipo de "lobo de mar", cruel, despiadado y sin escrúpulos. Sometido a su tiránica autoridad, el joven descubrirá la dureza y la impiedad de un mundo primitivo que sin embargo le ayudará a consumar su aprendizaje moral.

La llamada de la selva (1903) es una novela centrada en el mundo animal. En ella se narra la historia de Back, un perro que nunca leía los periódicos porque disfrutaba de las comodidades de la civilización en un rancho de California. Pero la insensibilidad de los hombres hará que se enfrente a un mundo hostil y salvaje, que lo pondrá a prueba. Y de esa lucha saldrá triunfante, porque back regresará a sus primitivos orígenes.

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Full text.Jack London gained his first and most lasting fame as the author of tales of the Klondike gold rush. This, his first collection of stories, draws on his experience in the Yukon. The stories tell of gambles won and lost, of endurance and sacrifice, and often turn on the qualities of exceptional women and on the relations between the white adventurers and the native tribes.Stories included are: - The White Silence- The Son of the Wolf- The Men of Forty Mile- In a Far Country- To the Man on Trail- The Priestly Perogative- The Wisdom of the Trail- The Wife of the King- An Odyssey of the North

There is no goddamn excuse for this. None. It's "The Call Of The Wild," which is a public domain work, but I just added the word "bacon" a lot. Seriously. Don't buy this.

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John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916)was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone. Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf. London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes

A Daughter of the Snows is a novel written by Jack London, first published in 1902. The book is set in the Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 19th century. The story follows Frona Welse, a strong and independent young woman who sets out on a journey to the gold fields to search for her father. Along the way, she encounters a variety of characters, including a corrupt mine owner, a group of Native Americans, and a handsome adventurer named Vance Corliss. Frona must navigate the harsh and unforgiving wilderness, as well as the treacherous social and political landscape of the gold rush, in order to find her place in the world and achieve her goals. A Daughter of the Snows is a gripping tale of adventure, romance, and survival, and is considered one of Jack London's most significant works.1902. American writer (real name John Griffith London). London grew up in poverty, earning a living through various legal and illegal means. He was a sailor and took part in the Klondike gold rush. These experiences provided much of the material for his works and also made him a socialist. The Call of the Wild, the classic story of sled-dog Buck brought him instant celebrity and established his readership to this day. The story begins: All ready, Miss Welse, though I�������m sorry we can�������t spare one of the steamer�������s boats. Frona Welse arose with alacrity and came to the first officer�������s side. We�������re so busy, he explained, and gold-rushers are such perishable freight, at least- I understand, she interrupted, and I, too, am behaving as though I were perishable. And I am sorry for the trouble I am giving you, but-but- She turned quickly and pointed to the shore. Do you see that big log-house? Between the clump of pins and the river? I was born there. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Large Print Before Adam is a historical novel by Jack London, serialized in 1906 and 1907 in Everybody's Magazine. It is the story of a man who dreams he lives the life of an early hominid Australopithecine. The story offers an early view of human evolution. The majority of the story is told through the eyes of the man's hominid alter ego, one of the Cave People. In addition to the Cave People, there are the more advanced Fire People, and the more animal-like Tree People. Other characters include the hominid's father, a love interest, and Red-Eye, a fierce "atavism" that perpetually terrorizes the Cave People. A sabre-cat also plays a role in the story.

The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London. The book's protagonist, Humphrey van Weyden, is a literary critic who is a survivor of an ocean collision and who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him. Its first printing of forty thousand copies was immediately sold out before publication on the strength of London's previous The Call of the Wild. Ambrose Bierce wrote, "The great thing-and it is among the greatest of things-is that tremendous creation, Wolf Larsen... the hewing out and setting up of such a figure is enough for a man to do in one lifetime... The love element, with its absurd suppressions, and impossible proprieties, is awful."

John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone. Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf. London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes.London was born near Third and Brannan Streets in San Francisco. The house burned down in the fire after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake; the California Historical Society placed a plaque at the site in 1953. Although the family was working class, it was not as impoverished as London's later accounts claimed[citation needed]. London was largely self-educated[citation needed]. In 1885, London found and read Ouida's long Victorian novel Signa. He credited this as the seed of his literary success.In 1886, he went to the Oakland Public Library and found a sympathetic librarian, Ina Coolbrith, who encouraged his learning. (She later became California's first poet laureate and an important figure in the San Francisco literary community). In 1889, London began working 12 to 18 hours a day at Hickmott's Cannery. Seeking a way out, he borrowed money from his foster mother Virginia Prentiss, bought the sloop Razzle-Dazzle from an oyster pirate named French Frank, and became an oyster pirate. In his memoir, John Barleycorn, he claims also to have stolen French Frank's mistress Mamie.After a few months, his sloop became damaged beyond repair. London hired on as a member of the California Fish Patrol. In 1893, he signed on to the sealing schooner Sophie Sutherland, bound for the coast of Japan. When he returned, the country was in the grip of the panic of '93 and Oakland was swept by labor unrest. After grueling jobs in a jute mill and a street-railway power plant, London joined Kelly's Army and began his career as a tramp. In 1894, he spent 30 days for vagrancy in the Erie County Penitentiary at Buffalo, New York. In The Road, he wrote: Man-handling was merely one of the very minor unprintable horrors of the Erie County Pen. I say 'unprintable'; and in justice I must also say undescribable. They were unthinkable to me until I saw them, and I was no spring chicken in the ways of the world and the awful abysses of human degradation. It would take a deep plummet to reach bottom in the Erie County Pen, and I do but skim lightly and facetiously the surface of things as I there saw them.After many experiences as a hobo and a sailor, he returned to Oakland and attended Oakland High School. He contributed a number of articles to the high school's magazine, The Aegis. His first published work was "Typhoon off the Coast of Japan", an account of his sailing experiences.London died November 22, 1916, in a sleeping porch in a cottage on his ranch. London had been a robust man but had suffered several serious illnesses, including scurvy in the Klondike.

Es läßt sich nicht leugnen, daß die Salomoninseln eine unzugängliche Inselgruppe sind. Anderseits gibt es noch schlimmere Stellen auf der Welt. Aber dem Neuling, der keinerlei angeborenes Verständnis für Menschen und das Leben im Urzustand hat, mögen die Salomoninseln in der Tat furchtbar erscheinen. Es ist wahr, daß Fieber und Ruhr ständig dort umgehen, daß Überfluß an ekelhaften Hautkrankheiten herrscht, daß die Luft von einem Gifte gesättigt ist, das sich in jede Pore, jede Schnittwunde, jeden Hautriß einfrißt und bösartige Geschwüre verursacht, und daß viele starke Männer, selbst wenn sie dem Tode dort entgangen sind, als Invaliden in die Heimat zurückkehren. Es ist ferner wahr, daß die Eingeborenen der Salomoninseln eine wilde Horde mit herzhaftem Appetit auf Menschenfleisch und einer Liebhaberei für das Sammeln von Menschenköpfen sind. Ihr leidenschaftlichster Sport ist es, einen Menschen von hinten zu fangen und ihm durch einen geschickten Streich mit dem Tomahawk die Wirbelsäule vom Gehirn zu trennen. Weitere Klassiker unter: www.buch-klassiker.de

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John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916)was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone. Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf. London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes

The first morning, after my night's sleep with Lop-Ear, I learned the advantage of the narrow-mouthed caves. It was just daylight when old Saber-Tooth, the tiger, walked into the open space. Two of the Folk were already up. They made a rush for it. Whether they were panic-stricken, or whether he was too close on their heels for them to attempt to scramble up the bluff to the crevices, I do not know.

Al igual que La llamada de la selva, El lobo de mar cuenta la historia de un protagonista casero suave, en el caso de esta novela un hombre intelectual llamado Humphrey van Weyden, obligado a convertirse en resistente y autosuficiente por la exposición a la crueldad y brutalidad. La historia comienza con él a bordo de un ferry de San Francisco, llamado Martínez, que choca con otro barco en la niebla y se hunde. Él está a la deriva en la bahía, con el tiempo de ser recogido por Lobo Larsen. Larsen es el capitán de una goleta sello caza, el Santo. Brutal y cínico, pero también muy inteligente e intelectual (aunque altamente sesgada en sus opiniones, ya que fue autodidacta), que gobierna sobre su barco y aterroriza a la tripulación con la ayuda de su excepcionalmente gran fuerza física. Van Weyden lo describe adecuadamente como un individualista, hedonista y materialista. Larsen no cree en la inmortalidad del alma, no encuentra sentido a su vida a salvar para la supervivencia y el placer, y ha llegado a despreciar la vida humana y negar su valor. Estar interesado en alguien capaz de disputas intelectuales, que tanto se encarga de Van Weyden, a quien llama 'joroba', mientras que lo que le obligó a convertirse en un grumete, hacer un trabajo de baja categoría, y aprender a luchar para proteger a sí mismo de un equipo brutal. Un acontecimiento clave en la historia es un intento de motín contra Lobo Larsen por varios miembros de la tripulación. Los organizadores del motín son Leach y Johnson. Johnson había sido golpeado duramente por Larsen, y Leach había sido golpeado antes, mientras se ven obligados a convertirse en un remero, motivando a los dos. El primer intento es mediante el envío de Larsen por la borda; Sin embargo, se las arregla para volver a subir al barco. Busca a su agresor, se aventura en los dormitorios, ubicados debajo de la cubierta principal, siendo la única salida de una escalera. Varios, al menos siete hombres, toman parte en el motín y atacan Larsen. Larsen Sin embargo, lo que demuestra su inhumana resistencia, fuerza y convicción, logra abrirse paso a través de la tripulación, subir la escalera con varios hombres colgando de él, y escapar relativamente ilesos. Van Weyden se promueve como compañero, por había sido asesinado el compañero de originales. Larsen tarde obtiene su venganza por torturar a su tripulación, y constantemente afirmando que él va a asesinar a Leach y Johnson en su brevedad, siendo la temporada de caza que se hace, ya que no puede permitirse el lujo de perder tripulación. Más tarde se les permite que se pierdan en el mar cuando intentan huir en un barco de caza. Durante esta sección, el Santo recoge otra serie de náufragos, incluyendo un poeta llamado Maud Brewster. La señorita Brewster y van Weyden se conocían con anterioridad, pero sólo como escritores. Tanto Lobo Larsen y van Weyden sienten inmediatamente atracción por ella, debido a su inteligencia y "delicadeza femenina". Van Weyden la ve como su primer amor verdadero. Él se esfuerza para protegerla de la tripulación, los horrores de la mar, y Wolf Larsen. Mientras esto sucede, Lobo Larsen se encuentra con su hermano Muerte Larsen, una amarga oponente de su. Lobo secuestrado varios de la tripulación de la Muerte y los obligó a la servidumbre para llenar sus propias filas, perdió previamente durante una tormenta. Durante una de intensos dolores de cabeza de Lobo Larsen, que lo hacen cerca inmóvil, van Weyden roba un barco y huye con la señorita Brewster. Los dos finalmente aterrizar en una isla desierta, poblada con sellos. Cazan, construir refugios y un incendio, y sobrevivir durante varios días, con la fuerza que adquirieron mientras que en el Santo. El fantasma finalmente se estrella en la isla, con Lobo Larsen el único miembro de la tripulación. Como venganza, la muerte Larsen había seguido a su hermano, sobornado a su tripulación, destruido sus velas, y establecer Larsen a la der

Großdruck Trotz ihrer schwerfälligen, plumpen Linien war die Aorai in der schwachen Brise leicht zu führen und der Kapitän brachte sie dicht unter Land, bevor er unmittelbar außerhalb des Soges der Brandung beidrehte. Das Hikueru Atoll ragte kaum aus dem Wasser, ein Ring feinen Korallensandes, dreißig Meter breit, mit mehr als dreißig Kilometern Umfang, der zwischen einem und anderthalb Metern über der Hochwassermarke lag. Auf dem Grund der riesigen, glasklaren Lagune wimmelte es von Muscheln, und vom Deck des Schoners aus konnte man über den schmalen Ring des Atolls hinweg die Taucher bei der Arbeit sehen. Weitere Klassiker unter: www.buch-klassiker.de

Sitka Charley smoked his pipe and gazed thoughtfully at the Police Gazette illustration on the wall. For half an hour he had been steadily regarding it, and for half an hour I had been slyly watching him. Something was going on in that mind of his, and, whatever it was, I knew it was well worth knowing. He had lived life, and seen things, and performed that prodigy of prodigies, namely, the turning of his back upon his own people, and, in so far as it was possible for an Indian, becoming a white man even in his mental processes. As he phrased it himself, he had come into the warm, sat among us, by our fires, and become one of us. He had never learned to read nor write, but his vocabulary was remarkable, and more remarkable still was the completeness with which he had assumed the white man's point of view, the white man's attitude toward things.