This 1913 collection of short stories contains some of Jack London’s best tales, including: “The Night-born”, “The Madness of John Harned”, “When the World was Young”, “The Benefit of the Doubt”, “Winged Blackmail”, “Bunches of Knuckles”, “War”, “Under the Deck Awnings”, “To Kill a Man”, and “The Mexican”. John Griffith London (1876 – 1916), commonly known as Jack London, was an American journalist, social activist, and novelist. He was an early pioneer of commercial magazine fict...
This 1913 collection of short stories contains some of Jack London’s best tales, including: “The Night-born”, “The Madness of John Harned”, “When the World was Young”, “The Benefit of the Doubt”, “Winged Blackmail”, “Bunches of Knuckles”, “War”, “Under the Deck Awnings”, “To Kill a Man”, and “The Mexican”. John Griffith London (1876 – 1916), commonly known as Jack London, was an American journalist, social activist, and novelist. He was an early pioneer of commercial magazine fiction, becoming one of the first globally-famous celebrity writers who were able to earn a large amount of money from their writing. London is famous for his contributions to early science fiction and also notably belonged to ‘The Crowd’, a literary group an Francisco known for its radical members and ideas. These fantastic stories are highly recommended for lovers of the form and constitute must-reads for fans of London’s writing. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.