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Jack London
: Jack London (1876-1916) American novelist and short story writer.; Jack London wrote popular adventure stories and social tracts based on his unusual personal experiences and is recognized as one of the most dynamic figures in American literature.; London spent his first twenty-three years as an adventurer and a vagabond, but in 1899, after years of fitful trying, he finally began to achieve success as a writer. By 1910, London was America's most famous and best-selling author, and the first American writer ever to become a millionaire. Before his death in 1916, London wrote nearly two-dozen novels--some of which have become classics of American literature--as well as hundreds of short stories. Today London is remembered as both one of America's greatest adventure writers of all time and one of the most widely translated American authors.; The Henry E. Huntington Library in San Marino, California, houses the largest collection of Londoniana, including the major portion of London's manuscripts and letters, as well as scrapbooks, most of London's personal library, and Charmain London's diaries. The Merrill Library at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, has the second largest collection of London materials, including many letters, some manuscripts and notes, along with a significant portion of Charmian London's correspondence. The New York Public Library houses London's correspondence with George P. Brett and the Macmillan Company, as well as some manuscripts.; Books by Jack London; ◊The Son of the Wolf: Tales of the Far North (1900); ◊The God of His Fathers & Other Stories (1901); ◊Children of the Frost (1902); ◊The Cruise of the Dazzler (1902); ◊A Daughter of the Snows (1902); ◊The Kempton-Wace Letters, anonymous, by London and Anna Strunsky (1903); ◊The Call of the Wild (1903); ◊The People of the Abyss (1903); ◊The Faith of Men and Other Stories (1904); ◊The Sea-Wolf (1904); ◊War of the Classes (1905); ◊The Game (1905); ◊Tales of the Fish Patrol (1905); ◊Moon-Face and Other Stories (1906); ◊White Fang (1906); ◊Scorn of Women (1906); ◊Before Adam (1907); ◊Love of Life and Other Stories (1907); ◊The Road (1907); ◊The Iron Heel (1908); ◊Martin Eden (1909); ◊Lost Face (1910); ◊Revolution and Other Essays (1910); ◊Burning Daylight (1910); ◊Theft: A Play in Four Acts (1910); ◊When God Laughs and Other Stories (1911); ◊Adventure (1911); ◊The Cruise of the Snark (1911); ◊South Sea Tales (1911); ◊The House of Pride and Other Tales of Hawaii (1912); ◊A Son of the Sun (1912); ◊Smoke Bellew (1912); ◊The Night-Born (1913); ◊The Abysmal Brute (1913); ◊John Barleycorn (1913); ◊The Valley of the Moon (1913); ◊The Strength of the Strong (1914); ◊The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1914); ◊The Scarlet Plague (1915); ◊The Jacket (1915); republished as The Star Rover (1915); ◊The Acorn-Planter: A California Forest Play (1916); ◊The Little Lady of the Big House (1916); ◊The Turtles of Tasman (1916); ◊The Human Drift (1917); ◊Jerry of the Islands (1917); ◊Michael Brother of Jerry (1917); ◊The Red One (1918); ◊Hearts of Three (1918); ◊On the Makaloa Mat (1919); republished as Island Tales (1920); ◊Dutch Courage and Other Stories (1922); ◊The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. (1963); Works about JACK LONDON; ◊Dale L. Walker & James E. Sisson III, (1972). The Fiction of Jack London: A Chronological Bibliography; ◊Hensley C. Woodbridge, John London, & George H. Tweney, (1966; enlarged ed. 1973). Jack London: A Bibliography; ◊Joan Sherman, (1977). Jack London: A Reference Guide; ◊Charmian K. London, (1921). The Book of Jack London, 2 volumes; ◊Irving Stone, (1938). Sailor on Horseback: The Biography of Jack London; ◊Joan London, (1939). Jack London and His Times: An Unconventional Biography; ◊Andrew Sinclair, (1977). Jack: A Biography of Jack London; ◊Russ Kingman, (1979). A Pictorial Life of Jack London; ◊Richard W. Etulain, (1979). Jack London on the Road: The Tramp Diary and Other Hobo Writings; ◊Earle Labor, (1979). Jack London; Signature; Please note that while we have reason to be confident that the signature is genuine by virtue of its source, it has not undergone any expert examination or verification. Accordingly, TomFolio does not guarantee the authenticity, nor can a comparison of a signature with this example exclude the possibility of an autopen, a printed facsimile, or a reasonably capable forgery.

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