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Perhaps long-time readers have noticed that I’ve made a few changes to the site recently. One has been to add a series of pages dedicated to my favorite short-story authors and their full short-story bibliographies. Just perusing those 21 Jack … Continue reading
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The road had gripped me and would not let me go. By the time Jack London sat down to write this non-fiction account of his early life as a train-hopping hobo, he had already built a name for himself in … Continue reading
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My brother recently referenced his desire to eat up some ancient sci-fi tales for his next long drive. When he said it, I suddenly realized that I too had a similar itch but just hadn’t been aware of it. Sci-fi … Continue reading
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Every once in a while, I get into a short-story kick, and I try to consume a whole collection at once, most often by a single author (though anthologies can also be appealing). Some of my favorites from recent years … Continue reading
An Illustrated Classics Editions book; original story by Jack London Having just finished reading The Call of the Wild myself, I knew immediately that my children would love to hear the story of Buck and his adventures in Alaska. I … Continue reading
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I had requested this classic novel for my siblings’ 2018 reading list, but as it turns out, I’m the only rube who hadn’t yet read it. That had to change. So after finishing The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky a few … Continue reading
I have to admit that I went into this short tragedy confused, hoping by the title, The Game, that it was the story of the man who hunts humans for fun. That story, however, is called The Most Dangerous Game, published … Continue reading
“My dream life and my waking life were lives apart, with not one thing in common save myself.” (9) Best known for his naturalistic novels White Fang and The Call of the Wild, Jack London uniquely personified the beasts in … Continue reading
