SOUTH SEA TALES

By Jack London



CONTENTS

THE HOUSE OF MAPUHI
THE WHALE TOOTH
MAUKI
“YAH! YAH! YAH!”
THE HEATHEN
THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS
THE INEVITABLE WHITE MAN
THE SEED OF McCOY






THE VALLEY OF THE MOON

By Jack London



CONTENTS

BOOK I
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
BOOK II
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
BOOK III
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII






The Son of the Wolf

By Jack London



CONTENTS

The White Silence
The Son of the Wolf
The Men of Forty Mile
In a Far Country
To the Man on the Trail
The Priestly Prerogative
The Wisdom of the Trail
The Wife of a King
An Odyssey of the North






LOST FACE

By Jack London



CONTENTS

 

page

Lost Face

11

Trust

29

To Build a Fire

47

That Spot

71

Flush of Gold

85

The Passing of Marcus O’Brien

106

The Wit of Porportuk

124






THE CRUISE OF THE SNARK

By Jack London



CONTENTS

CHAPTER

 

PAGE

I.

Foreword

13

II.

The Inconceivable and Monstrous

27

III.

Adventure

47

IV.

Finding One’s Way About

58

V.

The First Landfall

72

VI.

A Royal Sport

82

VII.

The Lepers of Molokai

97

VIII.

The House of the Sun

116

IX.

A Pacific Traverse

134

X.

Typee

156

XI.

The Nature Man

175

XII.

The High Seat of Abundance

193

XIII.

The Stone-fishing of Bora Bora

214

XIV.

The Amateur Navigator

223

XV.

Cruising in the Solomons

244

XVI.

Bêche de Mer English

270

XVII.

The Amateur M.D.

280

Backword

303






WHEN GOD LAUGHS, AND OTHER STORIES

By Jack London



CONTENTS

WHEN GOD LAUGHS
THE APOSTATE
A WICKED WOMAN
JUST MEAT
CREATED HE THEM
THE CHINAGO
MAKE WESTING
SEMPER IDEM
A NOSE FOR THE KING
THE “FRANCIS SPAIGHT”
A CURIOUS FRAGMENT
A PIECE OF STEAK






SMOKE BELLEW

by Jack London



CONTENTS

I. THE TASTE OF THE MEAT
II. THE MEAT
III. THE STAMPEDE TO SQUAW CREEK
IV. SHORTY DREAMS
V. THE MAN ON THE OTHER BANK
VI. THE RACE FOR NUMBER THREE
VII. THE LITTLE MAN
VIII.    THE HANGING OF CULTUS GEORGE
IX. THE MISTAKE OF CREATION
X. A FLUTTER IN EGGS
XI. THE TOWN-SITE OF TRA-LEE
XII. WONDER OF WOMAN






CHILDREN OF THE FROST

By Jack London



CONTENTS

IN THE FORESTS OF THE NORTH
THE LAW OF LIFE
NAM-BOK THE UNVERACIOUS
THE MASTER OF MYSTERY
THE SUNLANDERS
THE SICKNESS OF LONE CHIEF
KEESH, THE SON OF KEESH
THE DEATH OF LIGOUN
LI WAN, THE FAIR
THE LEAGUE OF THE OLD MEN






THE CRUISE OF THE DAZZLER

By Jack London



CONTENTS

I BROTHER AND SISTER
II "THE DRACONIAN REFORMS"
III "BRICK," "SORREL-TOP," AND "REDDY"
IV THE BITER BITTEN
V HOME AGAIN
VI EXAMINATION DAY
VII FATHER AND SON
VIII 'FRISCO KID AND THE NEW BOY
IX ABOARD THE DAZZLER
X WITH THE BAY PIRATES
XI CAPTAIN AND CREW
XII JOE TRIES TO TAKE FRENCH LEAVE
XIII BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER
XIV AMONG THE OYSTER-BEDS
XV GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE
XVI 'FRISCO KID'S DITTY-BOX
XVII 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY
XVIII A NEW RESPONSIBILITY FOR JOE
XIX THE BOYS PLAN AN ESCAPE
XX PERILOUS HOURS
XXI JOE AND HIS FATHER

ILLUSTRATIONS

Joe eats his first meal on the "Dazzler".
They sat side by side in the shelter of the cockpit.
'Frisco Kid instantly named it as the "Reindeer".
"Does she look like this?" he asked, turning it that the other might see.
Pete luffed straight into it, and the "Dazzler" mounted the steep slope with a rush.
Pete clung on, working inboard every time he emerged, till he dropped into the cockpit.






DUTCH COURAGE AND OTHER STORIES

By Jack London



CONTENTS

PREFACE
DUTCH COURAGE
TYPHOON OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN
THE LOST POACHER
THE BANKS OF THE SACRAMENTO
CHRIS FARRINGTON: ABLE SEAMAN
TO REPEL BOARDERS
AN ADVENTURE IN THE UPPER SEA
BALD-FACE
IN YEDDO BAY
WHOSE BUSINESS IS TO LIVE






THE ROAD

By Jack London



CONTENTS

Confession
Holding Her Down
Pictures
"Pinched"
The Pen
Hoboes That Pass in the Night
Road-Kids and Gay-Cats
Two Thousand Stiffs
Bulls






THE TURTLES OF TASMAN

By Jack London



CONTENTS

BY THE TURTLES OF TASMAN
THE ETERNITY OF FORMS
TOLD IN THE DROOLING WARD
THE HOBO AND THE FAIRY
THE PRODIGAL FATHER
THE FIRST POET
FINIS
THE END OF THE STORY






STORIES OF SHIPS AND THE SEA

By Jack London



CONTENTS

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Chris Farrington: Able Seaman 5
Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan          17
The Lost Poacher 25
The Banks of the Sacramento 40
In Yeddo Bay 54