Jack London

A collection of American Christmas stories spanning traditional, Civil War-era holiday storytelling to modern times in genres including science fiction, fantasy, westerns, humor, and horror that focus on Christmas morning, gifts, wise men, nativities, family, commercialism, or dinners.

"Jack Thornton is an adventurer who travels the Yukon in search of gold. Whe he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog with the strenght of his part-wolf ancestry, Jack's luck changes. A winning $1,000 bet on Buck's stamina is only the first of the rewards that his friendship with the canine will bring. When the pair, along with Jack's friend Shorty, happen upon a woman who's lost her husband in the wild they begin their greatest adventure yet in this rousing...

The tyrannical captain of a freighter would rather 'reign in Hell than serve in Heaven' in this classic drama.

"When the ferry the intellectual Humphrey van Weyden is aboard sinks off of the San Francisco Bay, he drifts in the ocean until a seal-hunting schooner, under the command of hardened sailor Wolf Larsen, rescues him. Wolf Larsen is an incredibly strong brute and a hedonist who sees no value in life but is also educated--he likes that Humphrey (or "Hump") is someone he can have meaningful conversations with, and decides to let him stay. This rescue...

Based on Jack London's thrilling and unique adventure on the Pacific, The Sea Wolf follows the exploits of the notorious Captain Wolf Larson who engages young castaway Humphrey Van Wyden in a brutal game of psychological warfare. But when Humphrey is hardened into an adversary every bit as unyielding, the stakes between them are raised-even more so when the lovely Maud Brewster comes aboard, a catalyst in Wolf and Humphrey's most dangerous game yet....

Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg head an impeccable cast in The Assassination Bureau, a spirited caper inspired by a book co-written by Jack London. Reed plays Ivan, the self-confident chief of an association of hitmen for hire, who will refuse no well-paid offer - especially the lucrative challenge of an aspiring reporter (Rigg). Reasoning that a running cat-and-mouse duel with his henchmen will rid the organization of incompetents, Ivan agrees to become...

Readings of excerpts from and critical analysis of Jack London's tale of an unusual dog--part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd--that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.

Ten superbly narrated stories that help explain America by America's best writers.