{"product_id":"9781387080366","title":"Love of Life \u0026 Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eJack London was one of the first writers to earn a living in part from his writings in commercial fiction magazines. London became a socialist and his writings reflect this change in his political views. He is best known for his novels The Call of the Wild and White Fang. Stories in this collection include LOVE OF LIFE, A DAY'S LODGING, THE WHITE MAN'S WAY, THE STORY OF KEESH, THE UNEXPECTED, BROWN WOLF, THE SUN-DOG TRAIL, NEGORE, and THE COWARD,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOVE OF\u003cbr\u003eLIFE\u003c\/b\u003e (excerpt)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This out of all will remain - They have\u003cbr\u003e lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the\u003cbr\u003e gold of the dice has been lost.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHEY limped painfully down the bank, and once the\u003cbr\u003e foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks. They\u003cbr\u003e were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of\u003cbr\u003e patience which comes of hardship long endured. They were heavily\u003cbr\u003e burdened with blanket packs which were strapped to their shoulders.\u003cbr\u003e Head- straps, passing across the forehead, helped support these\u003cbr\u003e packs. Each man carried a rifle. They walked in a stooped posture,\u003cbr\u003e the shoulders well forward, the head still farther forward, the eyes\u003cbr\u003e bent upon the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I wish we had just about two of them\u003cbr\u003e cartridges that's layin' in that cache of ourn,\" said the second\u003cbr\u003e man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis voice was utterly and drearily expressionless.\u003cbr\u003e He spoke without enthusiasm; and the first man, limping into the\u003cbr\u003e milky stream that foamed over the rocks, vouchsafed no reply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other man followed at his heels. They did not\u003cbr\u003e remove their foot-gear, though the water was icy cold - so cold that\u003cbr\u003e their ankles ached and their feet went numb. In places the water\u003cbr\u003e dashed against their knees, and both men staggered for footing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man who followed slipped on a smooth boulder,\u003cbr\u003e nearly fell, but recovered himself with a violent effort, at the same\u003cbr\u003e time uttering a sharp exclamation of pain. He seemed faint and dizzy\u003cbr\u003e and put out his free hand while he reeled, as though seeking support\u003cbr\u003e against the air. When he had steadied himself he stepped forward, but\u003cbr\u003e reeled again and nearly fell. Then he stood still and looked at the\u003cbr\u003e other man, who had never turned his head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man stood still for fully a minute, as though\u003cbr\u003e debating with himself. Then he called out:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I say, Bill, I've sprained my ankle.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill staggered on through the milky water. He did\u003cbr\u003e not look around. The man watched him go, and though his face was\u003cbr\u003e expressionless as ever, his eyes were like the eyes of a wounded\u003cbr\u003e deer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other man limped up the farther bank and\u003cbr\u003e continued straight on without looking back. The man in the stream\u003cbr\u003e watched him. His lips trembled a little, so that the rough thatch of\u003cbr\u003e brown hair which covered them was visibly agitated. His tongue even\u003cbr\u003e strayed out to moisten them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bill!\" he cried out...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Jack London: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack London (1876-1916), was an American author and a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction. He was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing. London was self-educated. He taught himself in the public library, mainly just by reading books. In 1898, he began struggling seriously to break into print, a struggle memorably described in his novel, Martin Eden (1909). Jack London was fortunate in the timing of his writing career. He started just as new printing technologies enabled lower-cost production of magazines. This resulted in a boom in popular magazines aimed at a wide public, and a strong market for short fiction. In 1900, he made $2,500 in writing, the equivalent of about $75,000 today. His career was well under way. Among his famous works are: Children of the Frost (1902), The Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea Wolf (1904), The Game (1905), White Fang (1906), The Road (1907), Before Adam (1907), Adventure (1911), and The Scarlet Plague (1912).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PublishDrive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125528051952,"sku":"9781387080366","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781387080366_p0.jpg?v=1763711887","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781387080366","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}