John Barleycorn

In 1902, Jack London disguised himself as a poor worker and lived in the slums of London's East End. This firsthand account of poverty inspired George Orwell to write Down and Out in Paris and London decades later.

Jack London

Jack London and his wife Charmian sailed a small boat across the Pacific in 1907. This travel book documents their voyage through Hawaii, the Marquesas, Tahiti, and the Solomon Islands.

Jack London

A collection of London's political essays on socialism, labor, and class struggle in America. Published in 1905, these essays reveal the political convictions behind London's fiction.

Jack London

Essays and sketches on topics from small-boat sailing to the future of humanity. Published posthumously in 1917, this collection captures London's wide-ranging curiosity beyond fiction.

Jack London