Focus on Electronic Information No. 97-11
Date: November 1997
Subject: Full-text Works of Jack London on the Internet
The Jack London Collection
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/London
As part of the University of California at
Berkeley's digital library, full-text versions
of numerous novels, short stories, and other
writings by Jack London are now available on
the Internet. This collection includes classic
novels such as _The Call of the Wild_, _White
Fang_, and _The Sea-Wolf_; and well-known short
stories such as "To Build a Fire" and "The
White Silence." In all, over fifty novels,
stories, journalism pieces, and essays are
available. The entire Jack London collection
can be searched by keyword(s).
This site also includes a short biography of
John Griffiths (Jack) London (1876-1916), whose
fiction explored three geographies and their
cultures: the Yukon, California, and the South
Pacific. In addition, there are numerous other
documents (letters, postcards, telegrams,
manuscripts, official documents, and other
papers relating to his life and work); brief
descriptions of and information about the many
Jack London organizations throughout the world;
a listing of publications devoted to the
author's life and work; and details on the Jack
London Network, a listserv for scholars,
teachers, and students, devoted to Jack London
and the times in which he lived.
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