THE KLONDIKE CABIN |
The Klondike cabin is on display at Jack London Square, Oakland where London buffs can see it.
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THE CALL OF THE WILD |
The book was a passport to instant world acclaim. It not only became a classic, but it also opened a new era of literature.
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POETRY AND PLAYS |
Jack London first became interested in poetry during the year he spent at Oakland High School and the one semester of his college education at the University of California.
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MAN OF THE YEAR |
Jack London Foundation "Man-of-the-Year" presented at the 39th Jack London Birthday Banquet on January 17, 2009, at the Quail Inn in Oakmont, CA.
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WHAT'S COOKIN' JACK? |
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FIRST POSTHUMOUS JACK LONDON BIOGRAPHY
The following fictionalized biography of Jack London was written by Rose Wilder Lane (1886-1968) and was serialized in eight monthly installments in Sunset, The Pacific Monthly. |
EXCLUSIVE INFORMATION
A 20-part, 94,340-word series on Jack London's short fiction. Plot description, commentary, with extended critique on the more important of London's short stories. All 197 of London's stories are linked to this first-of-a-kind series written by award-winning American writer, Dale L. Walker. |
A SPECIAL BOOK POSTING
"Vil Bykov's book being available for the entire English-speaking world is a big event for anyone who has any remote connection with or interest in Jack London's life and work." says Julia Istomina, who assisted in the translation of Bykov's memoir.
The book describes Bykov's visits to parts of the world where London lived and wrote, the author's meetings with London's descendants and those who were acquainted with him, about new details of London's biography. |
A RARE COLLECTION
Since proper permission was obtained from the Jack London estate, we've posted two unpublished essays "Principles of the Republican Party" and "Telic Action and Collective Stupidity," along with twenty-six rare poems, unpublished book forewords, and uncollected journalism, all contributed by London scholar Daniel J. Wichlan. |
Letters (1903) is a debate about love and marriage, as well as an epistolary novel. A collaboration between Jack London and Anna Strunsky which took twenty-two months writing. |
A rare out of print two-volume book written by Jack's widow unveils the writer's personality, contains many quotes, letters, and conversations along with illustrations. -=TWOJL
". . .I warn, therefore, that this book is written only for those sincere and open-minded folk who want to know the real and living facts that I can tell." - Charmian K. London |
By Dr. Earl J. Wilcox
"The Darwinian concept of survival of the fittest is carefully woven into this pattern of man's struggles. In no less than ten of the first twenty-five stories the survival motif dominates the action. . . ." |
A REVISED CLASSIC RESEARCH AID
The Fiction of Jack London: A Chronological Bibliography by Dale L. Walker and James E. Sisson III, out of print for 30 years, has now been extensively revised, updated and expanded by Walker and London scholar Daniel J. Wichlan. |
RESEARCH AID COMPILED BY JO ANNE SHARPE
Compiled by Jo Anne Sharpe, this research aid provides an alphabetical listing of contents, and a cross-reference to this listing by author and topic, with an introduction by the late newsletter founder and editor Hensley C. Woodbridge. |
Who burned Jack London's mansion, Wolf House, to the ground? Taken from Dale L. Walker's book, THE CALAMITY PAPERS WESTERN MYTHS AND COLD CASES. |
Tribute to America's Greatest World Novel By Dr. Earle Labor |
"According to Joan London, her father had intended to write The Call of the Wild as "a companion to [his] other dog story, 'Batard,'" hoping to redeem the species from the diabolical stigma that characterized his earlier cannine. . ." |
The Jack London Death Controversy |
Wolf Dying
From Dale L. Walker's book, THE CALAMITY PAPERS WESTERN MYTHS AND COLD CASES
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Jack London's GravesitePhotos of Jack London's gravesite along with comments by his wife, friends, Over 100 different newspapers and magazines published articles about London's death. |
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GATEWAY TO ADVENTURE |
If you haven't read Jack London before, you won't want to stop. If you're already a Jack London fan, you know his stories and novels are even more exciting the second time around. During his time he was the best paid and most popular author in the world.
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JACK LONDON'S MUSEUM |
Visit museum
Charmian London built the House of Happy Walls in 1919-1926; three years after Jack London's death. |
JACK LONDON'S BOAT |
The World Cruise
The extensive itinerary of the cruise was planned for a leisurely seven years. The Snark had been designed...
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VIEW JACK'S RANCH |
View Short Video London Ranch |
A short video from the California State Park
featuring Beauty Ranch in Glen Ellen, CA.
(Time: 4 minutes) |
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NEW BOOK RELEASE!
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