To Build a Fire
Jack London’s most read short story of a man and a dog and their struggle to survive against nature’s indifference. To Build a Fire crafts a marvelously-desolate short story set in the Klondike, but containing all the elements of a classic tragedy.
- About the author: John Griffith Chaney (better known as Jack London) was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in Alaska and the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush.
