Jack London eBooks

eBooks di Jack London editi da Enhanced Media Publishing di Formato Mobipocket

Jack London nasce nel 1878 a San Francisco, in California. Figlio illegittimo, viene ben presto abbandonato dai genitori. A dieci anni si trasferisce a Oakland dove inizia a lavorare nel porto, svolgendo i mestieri più umili. Viene arrestato per vagabondaggio e chiuso in un carcere giovanile dove inizia a leggere avidamente tutto ciò che trova, formandosi così da autodidatta. Grazie alle avventure di Zanna Bianca (1906), l'autore diventa celebre in tutto il mondo, viene chiamato a Londra per lavorare come giornalista e inviato in varie parti del mondo come corrispondente di guerra. Tra le sue opere più note ricordiamo: Il richiamo della foresta, Il tallone di ferro, Martin Eden. Morì suicida a Glen Ellen, in California, nel 1916.
EBOOK   9781365524981

The Call of the Wild . E-book. Formato Mobipocket Jack London   -  Enhanced Media Publishing, 2016  - 

The Call of the Wild is one of Jack London's most popular novels. The story follows a dog named Buck, a 140lb Saint Bernard and Scotch Shepard mix. Buck is abducted from a comfortable life as a pet and tossed into the chaos of the Klondike Gold Rush and the brutal realities of frontier life. Buck changes hands a number of times before landing in the kindly hands of John Thornton.Thornton takes ownership of Buck from a trio of ignorant stampeders, intent upon making a dangerous river crossing. Buck refuses to cross, despite a vicious beating. Thornton recognizes the dogs intelligence and strength. He steps in to claim the dog and nurses Buck back to health. But Buck is forever changed by the treatment he has received at the hands of other men. 

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EBOOK   9781365201738

The iron heel. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Jack London   -  Enhanced Media Publishing, 2016  - 

Jack London’s dystopian novel The Iron Heel posits a futuristic world in which the division between the classes has deepened, creating a menacing oligarchy that rules through terror. Anticipating the science fiction novels of the 1960s and '70s, the book stresses future changes in society and politics while paying less attention to technological details. Much of the narrative is set in the San Francisco Bay Area, including events in San Francisco and Sonoma County.

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