Letagin zuri eta oihanaren deia eleberriengatik da ezaguna bereziki biografia. Like the restive characters in his works, london sought a variety of experiences as a young man including sailor, hobo and an agitator for. Jack london jan 12, 1876 nov 22, 1916 was an american author best known for writing the call of the wild. This exciting portrait of the author of the call of the wild focuses on london s truelife adventures riding the rails, dogsledding during the yukon gold rush, and sailing the south seas. Januar 1876 in san francisco als john griffith chaney. Jack london 18761916 jack londons full name was john griffith london, and he was born in san francisco. During the 20th century he was one of the most widely translated u.
Jack london, the author of many stories such as call of the wild and white fang, was a very interesting man. London, jack 18761916 a selfeducated american adventure novelist who was a sailor, a tramp, and a gold miner before he began his writing career. Jack london san frantzisko, kalifornia, ameriketako estatu batuak, 1876ko urtarrilaren 12a glen ellen, kalifornia, ameriketako estatu batuak, 1916ko azaroaren 22a idazlea, kazetaria eta gizarte ekintzailea izan zen. Jack london carmen wont last more than a couple of days. Synopsis jack london was born john griffith chaney on. Jack london, probablemente nacido como john griffith. Descargar epub gratis del autor jack london espaebook.
Jack london wrote rugged adventure stories, and that comes as no surprise. Sea wolf 1904 the adventures of humphrey van weydon, a shipwrecked literary critic, and his rescuer, wolf. Jack london 1876 1916 john griffith jack london born john griffith chaney, january 12, 1876 november 22, 1916 was an american author, journalist, and social activist. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, profile, career and timeline. Jack london este pseudonimul literar al lui john griffith chaney n. He was mainly raised by a former slave named virginia prentiss due to his mothers illness.
After completing grammar school, london worked at various jobs to help support his family. Flora married a widower, john london, the same year that her son was born. Jack london, pseudonym of john griffith chaney, born january 12, 1876, san francisco, california, u. Jack was born in san francisco, california on january 12, 1876. This book tells the story of his life, from his rough childhood up to his death as a. But after chaney left flora, she married john london who gave jack his last name. Scrittore statunitense, san francisco 12 gennaio 1876 22 novembre 1916. Floras second marriage also gave jack two half sisters, eliza and ida. Jack londons mother, flora wellman, was the fifth and youngest child of pennsylvania canal builder marshall wellman and his first wife, eleanor garrett jones. They were tardy in recognizing this, for not one of the junta liked him. Flora left ohio and moved to the pacific coast when her father remarried after her mother died.
White fang 1906 white fang, threefourths wolf and onefourth dog, develops a reputation as the fiercest dog in the. Jack london was a shortstory writer hailing from america, who was also a social activist and journalist. Jack is a great person to write this on, he is a courageous hard worker and a family man, but his own family. Jack london grew up in the slum area of oakland, california, a place which he later called the cellar of society. Born out of wedlock on january 12, 1876, he never knew his father, william henry chaney, who had. Jack london biography life, family, parents, school. He was a pioneer in the thenburgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune. Biografo batzuek jack londonen aita william chainey astrologoa izan zela uste dute. Many of us are born into situations where we think we couldnt possibly hope for any real adventure in our lives, and thats just the sort of. By age 30 london was internationally famous for his books call of the wild 1903, the sea wolf 1904 and other literary and journalistic accomplishments. Jack london was his pen name, likely born in san francisco, california as john griffith chaney. During the 20th century he was one of the most extensively translated. Mason spat out a chunk of ice and surveyed the poor animal ruefully, then put her foot in his mouth and proceeded to bite out the ice which clustered cruelly between the toes. Jack london s mother, flora wellman, was the fifth and youngest child of pennsylvania canal builder marshall wellman and his first wife, eleanor garrett jones.
Jack london biography childhood, life achievements. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Marshall wellman was descended from thomas wellman, an early puritan settler in the massachusetts bay colony. The project gutenberg ebook, the road, by jack london this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. This book was a great book and i would suggest that anyone out there who likes jack london books read this biography of him. Nobody knew his history they of the junta least of all. Jack london john griffith london nacio en san francisco, california. The project gutenberg ebook, the road, by jack london. Jack london was a 19th century american author and journalist, best known for the adventure novels white fang and the call of the wild. Jack london was born john griffith chaney in san francisco, california, in 1916, the son of flora wellman and henry chaney. Love of life, and other stories jack london 1269 downloads. Readers outside the united states should check their own countries laws to. He was their little mystery, their big patriot, and in his way he worked as hard for the coming mexican revolution as did they. Jack london is known for his western adventure novels, including white fang and the call of the wild.
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