Northland Stories

Like the characters in the popular dime novels of the time Londons heroes display such manly virtues as courage loyalty and steadfastness as they conftont the merciless frozen expanses of the north. Yet London breaks free of stereotypical figures and one-dimensional plots to explore deeper psychological and social questions of self-mastery masculinity and racial domination. The uneasy relationship between the Native Americans and whites lies at the heart of many of the stories while others reflect Londons growing awareness of the destruction wrought by the white incursion on Indian culture.Northland Stories comprises nineteen of Jack Londons greatest short works including An Odyssy of the North (Londons major breakthrough as a young author) The White Silence The Law of Life The League of the Old Men and the world classic To Build a Fire.For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.