Jack London
Western writer and historian Dale L. Walker writes, "London's true genius lay in the short form, 7,500 words and under, where the flood of images in his teeming brain and the innate power of his narrative gift were at once constrained and freed. His stories that run longer than the magic 7,500 generally—but certainly not always—could have benefited from self-editing."
London's "strength of utterance" is at its height in these stories,
...27) White Fang
29) Smoke Bellew
30) The sea-wolf
31) Adventure
33) South Sea Tales
35) The Iron Heel
38) The road
Though most of Jack London's novels and short stories fall firmly into the action-adventure category, the prolific author occasionally ventured into other genres, as well. Although The Red One, like many of London's tales, is set among an indigenous tribe, the story—which details the discovery of a strange object of worship which seems to have originated in another world—contains some fascinating themes that will please fans
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