Jack London 
Love of Life, and Other Stories [PDF ebook] 

A collection of eight short stories from American author, journalist, and social activist Jack London. Written during his ‘Klondike’ period, the title story ‘Love of Life’ follows the trek of a prospector across the Canadian tundra.
Contents:
– Love of Life
– The Story of Keesh
– A Day’s Lodging
– Negore, The Coward
– The Sun Dog Trail
– The Unexpected
– The White Man’s Way
– Brown Wolf 
Interesting collection of stories about life in Alaska.
The first and title story ‘Love of Life’ is one of the best by the author. Also close to in the same class are less famous stories like ‘A days lodging’, ‘The story of Keesh’, ‘The unexpected’, and ‘The Sun-dog Trail.’ Rest are also quite good. On overall a real good reading.