One of Jack London's science fiction novels. The “fantastic” part of it may seem naive, but the sharp plot and bright, attractive characters make this work extremely interesting for the modern reader. The struggle of the oligarchs - financiers and manufacturers - and the desperate representatives of the lower classes is becoming more merciless. Is it possible to change the fate of millions without bringing the situation to bloody armed uprisings? This seems impossible until a strong union leader appears in America who can fight the capitalists on their own territory......

The family lives in a small mountain cottage on the outskirts of the village, their life flows calmly and leisurely. Walt is a dreamy, creative person, earns a living by writing poetry, hardworking and affectionate Madge is engaged in the house. Young people are happy together, despite the periodic financial difficulties to which they relate philosophically. The even course of their life disrupts the appearance of a wild beast in their garden. An emaciated wolf with its paws broken in blood falls by the stream behind their house and remains there, unable to move on. Spouses cautiously feed an...

This book of a famous American writer Jack London (1876-1916) concludes stories and narratives of the northern cycle. The narratives about Alaska won recognition to their author by not only a heroic theme, majestic landscapes and critical situations: their spirit is not in struggle for gold but in struggle for human nature. A man with conscience, which does not freeze even in sharp froze, is a real hero of London’s early narratives. In animalistic stories “White Fang” and “The Call of the Wild” a narrative skill of this writer attained perfection....