Romans, récits et nouvelles - Volumes 1 et 2

Contient:- L'appel de la forêt- Le fils du loup- Croc-Blanc- Construire un feu- Histoires du pays de l'or- Les enfants du froid- La fin de Morganson- Souvenirs et aventures du pays de l'or- Radieuse aurore

Jack London

White Fang is part dog and part wolf, and the lone survivor of his family. In his lonely world, he soon learns to follow the harsh law of the North--kill or be killed. But nothing in White Fang's life can prepare him for the cruel owner who turns him into a vicious killer. Will White Fang ever know the kindness of a gentle master?

Croc-Blanc

I scarcely know where to begin, though I sometimes facetiously place the cause of it all to Charley Furuseth's credit. He kept a summer cottage in Mill Valley, under the shadow of Mount Tamalpais, and never occupied it except when he loafed through the winter months and read Nietzsche and Schopenhauer to rest his brain. When summer came on, he elected to sweat out a hot and dusty existence in the city and to toil incessantly. Had it not been my custom to run up to see him every Saturday afternoon and to stop over till Monday morning, this particular January Monday morning would not have found me afloat on San Francisco Bay.

Not but that I was afloat in a safe craft, for the Martinez was a new ferry-steamer, making her fourth or fifth trip on the run between Sausalito and San Francisco. The danger lay in the heavy fog which blanketed the bay, and of which, as a landsman, I had little apprehension. In fact, I remember the placid exaltation with which I took up my position on the forward upper deck, directly beneath the pilot-house, and allowed the mystery of the fog to lay hold of my imagination. A fresh breeze was blowing, and for a time I was alone in the moist obscurity-yet not alone, for I was dimly conscious of the presence of the pilot, and of what I took to be the captain, in the glass house above my head.

The SeaWolf

A triangle romance provides the basis for a questioning of the meaning of masculinity, as well as an examination of agribusiness in California.

Jack London said of this novel: "It is all sex from start to finish -- in which no sexual adventure is actually achieved or comes within a million miles of being achieved, and in which, nevertheless, is all the guts of sex, coupled with strength."

The Little Lady of the Big House

Dans le désert du Grand Nord canadien, un homme blessé, épuisé est abandonné par son compagnon 
Malgré  le  supplice  que  lui  impose  la  faim,  il  poursuit  inexorablement  son  chemin  poussé  par  la  petite  flamme  de  vie  qui  brille  encore  en lui.
Un loup, également blessé et affamé, le suit en permanence. Tous deux à bout de forces se surveillent mutuellement tout en se traînant sur la glace : qui mangera l'autre? Qui survivra? Quel instinct de survie sera le plus fort?

L'amour de la vie

The Sea-Wolf is the gripping tale of Humphrey Van Weyden who is ship-wrecked after embarking on what was meant to be a pleasure cruise. When he is picked up by a passing ship, he initially believes he has been rescued by kind saviours. But Humphrey soon finds out that he has in fact boarded the Ghost-a seal-hunting ship captained by the terrifying and twisted Wolf Larsen, known by his crew as the Sea-Wolf. A captivating tale of survival, Jack London's The Sea-Wolf has been adapted for the screen numerous times, most notably in the 1941 film which was nominated for the Academy Award for best visual effects that year. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital form, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library

The Sea Wolf

Croc-Blanc (1906) est un roman de l'écrivain américain Jack London. Le titre original est White Fang.  L'histoire commence avant la naissance de Croc-Blanc, un chien loup. Le roman suit la meute d'où il vient et ses premières semaines de vie sauvage, sa lutte pour la vie; manger ou être mang

Fils d'une louve et d'un chien de traîneau, Croc-Blanc connaît bien la loi du Grand Nord : manger ou être mangé.Sa rencontre avec les hommes, ces dieux faiseurs de feu sera décisive. Sous l'autorité de son premier maître, il devient chien de traîneau. Mais un autre maître, sanguinaire et brutal, l'engage dans de cruels combats et réveille sa sauvagerie. De l'instinct du loup ou de celui du chien, lequel l'emportera ?

Romans, récits et nouvelles - Volumes 1 et 2

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