American Literature Web Resources: Jack London

Jack London

 

A Brief Chronology, by Jeff Warnick, Millikin University

 

1876 John Griffith London is born in San Francisco on January 12, to Flora Wellman

1876 Flora Wellman marries John London

1895 Returns to attend high school at age 19

1897 Spends winter in the Yukon

1899 Begins publishing first stories in Overland Monthly

1900-1916 Writes fifty books using early morning 1000 word writing stints

1906-1907 Builds sailing ship Snark

1910-1913 Construction of Wolf House

1913 Wolf House burns

1915-1916 Spends several months in Hawaii with wife

1916 Dies at the age of 40

Novels

Adventure 1911

Before Adam 1907

Burning Daylight 1910

The Call of the Wild 1903

The Game 1905

The Iron Heel 1908

Jerry of the Islands 1917

Martin Eden 1913

The Sea-Wolf 1904

Smoke Bellew 1912

The Star Rover 1915

The Valley of the Moon 1913

White Fang 1906

 

Short Story Collections

Children of the Frost 1902

Dutch Courage and Other Stories 1922

The Faith of Men & Other Stories 1904

The God of His Fathers & Other Stories 1901

The House of Pride & Other Tales of Hawaii 1912

Lost Face 1910

Love of Life & Other Stories 1907

Moon-Face & Other Stores 1906

The Night Born 1913

On the Makaloa Mat 1919

The Red One 1918

The Son of the Wolf 1900

South Sea Tales 1911

The Strength of the Strong 1914

Tales of the Fish Patrol 1905

The Turtles of Tasman 1916

When God Laughs & Other Stories 1911

Uncollected Stories

 

Stories & Essays

The Human Drift 1917

 

Plays

The Acorn-Planter 1916

 

Nonfiction Works

John Barleycorn 1913

The People of the Abyss 1903

Revolution 1909

War of the Classes 1905

Jack London’s Journalism

 

Favorite London Quote

"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dryrot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."

 

Sources

http://www.parks.sonoma.net/JLStory.html

 


  • Jack London's Philosophy and Stories
  • Jack London's Writings
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