Download or read book When God Laughs written by Jack London and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Jack London's stories touches on a variety of topics, from his love of boxing, to relationships between criminals, to the trials of life and travel on many frontiers, to an allegory about a king who desired a nose. London is considered a master of the story telling, a form much more to his liking and personality than his novels. He was active and quick of mind and the short story suited him well. The stories take place in diverse locales, including San Francisco, Tahiti, Korea, Australia, and the open seas. The quality of the stories also varies greatly, and in many ways the selections represent the zenith and the nadir of London's writing. Three of these stories, "The Apostate", "The Chinago", and "A Piece of Steak" are masterpieces of storytelling, among the best of London's career
Download or read book When God Laughs and Other Stories by Jack London written by Jack London and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The classic book has always read again and again.""What is the classic book?""""Why is the classic book?""READ READ READ.. then you'll know it's excellence."
Download or read book When God Laughs and Other Stories written by Jack London and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains a collection of short stories by American writer Jack London. The stories include: “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 'Frances Spaight'”, “A Curious Fragment”, “A Piece Of Steak”, etc. John Griffith London (1876 – 1916), commonly known as Jack London, was an American journalist, social activist, and novelist. He was an early pioneer of commercial magazine fiction, becoming one of the first globally-famous celebrity writers who were able to earn a large amount of money from their writing. London is famous for his contributions to early science fiction and also notably belonged to "The Crowd", a literary group an Francisco known for its radical members and ideas. Other notable works by this author include: “Martin Eden” (1909), “The Kempton-Wace Letters” (1903), and “The Call of the Wild” (1903). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.
Download or read book When God Laughs and Other Stories written by Jack London and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This was a very interesting story with which to begin an anthology. It’s a love story, and then again, it’s totally not. This married couple spent their entire lives pursuing a love uninhibited by physical contact, pursuing what they dubbed “satiety,” or total satisfaction. They loved life, yet in the end, their pursuit of a totally satisfying love and complete life was nothing more than a concept. “It was for the inordinate desire for joy that they forewent joy”—that thing they pursued most was the thing they despised most. It was the pleasure-delaying mentality taken to its ultimate extreme, and I’m pretty confident that Jack London thought them fools. I’m with him there! This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible.
Download or read book When God Laughs and Other Stories Jack London written by Jack London and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack London was an American writer and social activist best known for the popular classics "The Call of the Wild, White Fang, " and "The Sea-Wolf. "
Download or read book When God Laughs Other Stories written by Jack London and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 12 short stories by Jack London. Includes: 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; and, A Piece of Steak.
Download or read book When God Laughs and Other Stories Annotated written by Jack London and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04-03 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-When God Laughs, and Other Stories by Jack London.Named after the first story, about a couple trying in vain to maintain an intensely idealistic romance against the erosions of time and the fickleness of human nature, the collection explores themes for which London became famous: the fight for survival. in the midst of hostility. environments, the most elemental drives of human nature and worker abuse in industrialized society.In The Apostate, his concerns with the working poor and his disgust for pre-union capitalism are evident in a grim story about a young man who is brutalized by subhuman working conditions in a textile factory, but achieves a kind of liberation in the end. London's fascination with primitive male characters is evident in Just Meat, a tale of two thieves planning the death of the other in a selfish attempt at a treasure trove of recently stolen jewelry.Like her famous novel The Sea Lion, the Make Westing and The 'Francis Spaight' stories (described as "A True Tale Retold") portray corrupt sea captains who abuse and terrorize their crews during nightmarish voyages.In the closing story, A Piece of Steak London sternly portrays the desperate struggles of an aging boxer as he takes on a younger contender in most of a grueling twenty-round fight.
Download or read book When God Laughs Other Stories Illustrated written by Jack London and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Apostate his concerns with the working poor and his dislike of pre-union-era capitalism are evident in a grim story about a young man who is brutalized by the subhuman working conditions in a textile mill, yet achieves a kind of liberation in the end.London's fascination with primitive male characters is evident in Just Meat, a story of two thieves who plot each other's demise in a selfish grab for a hoard of recently stolen jewelry.Like his famous novel The Sea Wolf, the stories Make Westing and The 'Francis Spaight' (described as "A True Tale Retold") portray corrupt sea captains abusing and terrorizing their crews during nightmarish voyages.In the concluding story, A Piece of Steak London starkly portrays the desperate struggles of an aging boxer as he grapples with a younger contender through most of a grueling twenty-round fight.As all of these stories vividly reveal, many of them brilliantly, no one had a more dispassionate and uncompromising view of human nature at its worst or could express it more forcefully than Jack London.
Download or read book When God Laughs Other Stories Illustrated written by Jack London and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-17 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Jack London's short stories touches on a variety of topics, from his love of boxing, to relationships between criminals, to the trials of life and travel on many frontiers, to an allegory about a king who desired a nose. London is considered a master of the short story, a form much more to his liking and personality than his novels. He was active and quick of mind and the short story suited him well.
Download or read book When God Laughs and Other Stories by written by Jack London and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-25 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named after the first story - about a couple that tries in vain to uphold an intensely idealistic romance against the erosions of time and the inconstancy of human nature - the collection explores themes for which London became famous: the struggle for survival in the midst of hostile environments, human nature's most elemental drives, and worker abuse in industrialized society. In The Apostate his concerns with the working poor and his dislike of pre-union-era capitalism are evident in a grim story about a young man who is brutalized by the subhuman working conditions in a textile mill, yet achieves a kind of liberation in the end.
Download or read book When God Laughs Other Stories written by Jack London and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outstanding collection includes "The Apostate," "Just Meat," "A Piece of Steak," and "Chinago."
Download or read book When God Laughs Other Stories written by Jack London and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named after the first story - about a couple that tries in vain to uphold an intensely idealistic romance against the erosions of time and the inconstancy of human nature - the collection explores themes for which London became famous: the struggle for survival in the midst of hostile environments, human nature's most elemental drives, and worker abuse in industrialized society. In The Apostate his concerns with the working poor and his dislike of pre-union-era capitalism are evident in a grim story about a young man who is brutalized by the subhuman working conditions in a textile mill, yet achieves a kind of liberation in the end. London's fascination with primitive male characters is evident in Just Meat, a story of two thieves who plot each other's demise in a selfish grab for a hoard of recently stolen jewelry. Like his famous novel The Sea Wolf, the stories Make Westing and The 'Francis Spaight' (described as "A True Tale Retold") portray corrupt sea captains abusing and terrorizing their crews during nightmarish voyages. In the concluding story, A Piece of Steak London starkly portrays the desperate struggles of an aging boxer as he grapples with a younger contender through most of a grueling twenty-round fight. As all of these stories vividly reveal, many of them brilliantly, no one had a more dispassionate and uncompromising view of human nature at its worst or could express it more forcefully than Jack London. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Download or read book When God Laughs and Other Stories by Jack London Annotated written by Jack London and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-18 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outstanding collection includes "The Apostate," "Just Meat," "A Piece of Steak," and "Chinago." Including.. Unique Explanation About Author So Many Unique Illustrations Unique Opinion Bold Headlines Filled with fascinating information about everything So don't wait! Scroll up and buy now.
Download or read book When God Laughs Other Stories written by Jack London and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named after the first story about a couple that tries in vain to uphold an intensely idealistic romance against the erosions of time and the inconstancy of human nature the collection explores themes for which London became famous: the struggle for survival in the midst of hostile environments, human nature's most elemental drives, and worker abuse in industrialized society. In The Apostate his concerns with the working poor and his dislike of pre-union-era capitalism are evident in a grim story about a young man who is brutalized by the subhuman working conditions in a textile mill, yet achieves a kind of liberation in the end. London's fascination with primitive male characters is evident in Just Meat, a story of two thieves who plot each other's demise in a selfish grab for a hoard of recently stolen jewelry.Here, in one volume first published in 1911, are a marvelous selection of Jack London's short fiction, including: 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 SteakThese outstanding stories--of the sea, of the land, of the ordinary people who work them--are examples of London at this passionate best.About Jack London: Jack London (1876-1916), was an American author and a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction. He was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing. London was self-educated. He taught himself in the public library, mainly just by reading books. In 1898, he began struggling seriously to break into print, a struggle memorably described in his novel, Martin Eden (1909). Jack London was fortunate in the timing of his writing career. He started just as new printing technologies enabled lower-cost production of magazines. This resulted in a boom in popular magazines aimed at a wide public, and a strong market for short fiction. In 1900, he made $2,500 in writing, the equivalent of about $75,000 today. His career was well under way. Among his famous works are: Children of the Frost (1902), The Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea Wolf (1904), The Game (1905), White Fang (1906), The Road (1907), Before Adam (1907), Adventure (1911), and The Scarlet Plague (1912
Download or read book When God Laughs Other Stories Annotated written by Jack London and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Jack London's short stories touches on a variety of topics, from his love of boxing, to relationships between criminals, to the trials of life and travel on many frontiers, to an allegory about a king who desired a nose. London is considered a master of the short story, a form much more to his liking and personality than his novels. He was active and quick of mind and the short story suited him well.
Download or read book When God Laughs and Other Stories Esprios Classics written by Jack London and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2021-09-27 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack London (1876-1916), was an American author and a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction. He was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing. London was self-educated. He taught himself in the public library, mainly just by reading books. In 1898, he began struggling seriously to break into print, a struggle memorably described in his novel, Martin Eden (1909). Jack London was fortunate in the timing of his writing career. He started just as new printing technologies enabled lower-cost production of magazines. This resulted in a boom in popular magazines aimed at a wide public, and a strong market for short fiction. In 1900, he made $2,500 in writing, the equivalent of about $75,000 today. His career was well under way. Among his famous works are: Children of the Frost (1902), The Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea Wolf (1904), The Game (1905), White Fang (1906), The Road (1907), Before Adam (1907), Adventure (1911), and The Scarlet Plague (1912).
Download or read book When God Laughs Other Stories Annotated written by Jack London and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-23 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Jack London's short stories touches on a variety of topics, from his love of boxing, to relationships between criminals, to the trials of life and travel on many frontiers, to an allegory about a king who desired a nose. London is considered a master of the short story, a form much more to his liking and personality than his novels. He was active and quick of mind and the short story suited him well.
