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Rasskazy Dzheka Londona iz sbornika "Sila sil'nyh" (The Strength of the Strong), ob'edinjaet obshhaja tema - vnutrennie protivorechija v haraktere i sud'be sil'nyh lichnostej. Rasskazy Londona zastavljajut s neterpeniem sledit' za razvitiem dejstvija. No vnimanie chitatelja prikovano ne neozhidannymi povorotami sjuzheta, a dramatizmom situacii.

Rasskazy Dzheka Londona iz sbornika "Doroga", povestvujut o tom periode zhizni Londona, kogda on brodjazhnichal po Amerike. London ishodil i iz'ezdil vsju Ameriku s zapada na vostok, s severa na jug i obratno, i vse puteshestvija, lica, vstrechennye v puti i ispytanija, perezhitye im poluchili kakoe-to otrazhenie v ego soznanii, a potom i v tvorchestve.

"Puteshestvie na «Oslepitel'nom»"(angl. The Cruise of the Dazzler) f- povest' amerikanskogo pisatelja Dzheka Londona, vyshedshaja v 1902 godu. Povestvuet o puteshestvii sbezhavshego iz doma parnja na korable ustrichnyh piratov «Oslepitel'nyj».

"Igra" (angl. The Game) — povest' amerikanskogo pisatelja Dzheka Londona o dvadcatiletnem boksjore Dzho, reshivshem ostavit' boks i gibnushhem vo vremja poslednego poedinka. London nachal pisat' povest' letom 1904 goda i opublikoval ejo v 1905 godu. Dvadcatiletnij molodoj chelovek Dzho znakomitsja s vosemnadcatiletnej krasavicej Dzhenev'evoj i vljubljaetsja v nejo. Oni oba iz bednyh semej: Dzho rabotaet na sklade, a takzhe podrabatyvaet na boksjorskih poedinkah, chtoby prokormit' mat' i mladshih brat'ev i sestjor.

"Do Adama" (angl. Before Adam) — povest' amerikanskogo pisatelja Dzheka Londona. Vpervye opublikovana v zhurnale Everybody's Magazine v techenie 1906—1907 godov. Sjuzhet povesti osnovan na sushhestvovavshem v to vremja predstavlenii ob jevoljucii cheloveka. Al'ter-jego glavnogo geroja — podrostok plemeni peshhernyh ljudej. V proizvedenii takzhe prisutstvujut bolee razvitoe plemja ljudej ognja i menee razvitoe plemja drevesnyh ljudej, sablezubye koshki i Krasnoglazyj — zhestokij «atavizm», terrorizirujushhij plemja geroja.

>"Alaja chuma" (angl. The Scarlet Plague) - povest' Dzheka Londona, vpervye izdannyj v The London Magazine v 1912 godu. Kniga povestvuet o katastrofe, vyzvannoj jepidemiej tak nazyvaemoj «Aloj chumy», kotoraja privodit k unichtozheniju vsego chelovechestva. V zhivyh ostajutsja lish' nebol'shie gruppy ljudej, kotorye predostavleny sami sebe; v sootvetstvii s dominirujushhimi predstavlenijami teh let, ostatki chelovechestva vpadajut v «novoe varvarstvo».

The conditions were harsh. Sitka Charley led the expedition in the cold and snow. If only his comrades were as dedicated to the task. The tail can be a dangerous place, and not just because animals may lurk nearby. Take the journey in this classic short story from Jack London. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

If you were a reporter looking for a story from one who was a part of a visiting circus who would you visit? What would you ask? Classic writer Jack London takes on the role and shares a story about why it may not be in your best interest to upset a member of the circus. This story bites back. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

«Krazha» - luchshaja drama Londona. Jeta istorija objedinila i ljubovnye otnoshenija, i spekuljaciju politicheskimi interesami, muzhestvennye postupki i otkrovennoe predatel'stvo. Po svidetel'stvu ego zheny Charmian London, pisatel', sozdav «Krazhu», schital, chto na sej raz on napisal «dovol'no horoshuju p'esu». Odnako n'ju-jorkskie teatral'nye agentstva, kotorym dramaturg predlozhil svoe proizvedenie, edinodushno ot nego otkazalis', i Londonu tak i ne udalos' uvidet' «Krazhu» v scenicheskom ispolnenii.

Roman Doch snegov - eto pervoe proizvedenie Dzheka Londona v zhanre romana, rasskazyvajushhee o zhizni i prikljuchenijah zolotoiskatelej vo vremja «zolotoj lihoradki» na Klondajke. Proizvedenie otnositsja k «severnoj» teme, odnoj iz samyh ljubimyh pisatelem, k kotoroj on ne raz vozvrashhalsja v svoem tvorchestve. Na pervom plane - sil'naja lichnost' i ee bor'ba s prirodoj, bor'ba, v kotoroj individual'nost' zakaljaetsja, terjaet svoju meshhanskuju ogranichennost', vozrozhdajas' fizicheski i duhovno.

Izdanie vkljuchaet velikolepnyj sbornik rasskazov vydajushhegosja amerikanskogo pisatelja Dzheka Londona o prikljuchenijah hudozhnika Kristofera Bell'ju vo vremja Klondajkskoj "zolotoj lihoradki" :Povest' o malen'kom cheloveke Kak veshali Kul'tus Dzhordzha Oshibka mirozdanija Jaichnaja afera Firma Tra-liNa chto sposobna zhenshhina.

Roman «Prikljuchenie» povestvuet o polnoj opasnostej zhizni belyh kolonistov sredi ljudoedov Solomonovyh ostrovov. V romane jarkimi, mnogocvetnymi kraskami izobrazheny zhizn', obychai i obrjady tuzemcev odnogo iz samyh tainstvennyh mest na zemnom share. V SSSR roman schitalsja «rasistskim» i nahodilsja pod zapretom v techenie 64 let.

Outstanding American writer Jack London (1876-1916) includes one of the most interesting, popular, and piercing works - the story "Michael, Brother of Jerry".

Born in the Yukon, White Fang is a Wolf, or mostly Wolf - his father was a Wolf, his mother was half dog, but for all intents and purposes it was a Wolf. He looked like Wolf, fought like a Wolf, and thought like a Wolf. Early in his cubhood he was captured by an Indian, and raised as a sled dog, the Wolf nearly beaten out of him, but not quite. Subjected to human brutality and a very little human kindness he becomes a deadly fighter until rescued by a wise and kindly man. A heartwarming story.

Le straordinarie imprese del cane Buck, strappato da un'esistenza serena, per essere usato come cane da slitta durante la caccia all'oro. The extraordinary undertakings of the dog Buck, snatched from a serene existence, to be used as a sled dog during the hunt for gold.

Los trineos dejaban oír su eterna queja, a la que se mezclaba el chirrear de los arneses y el tintineo de las campanillas de los perros que iban a la cabeza. Pero los hombres y los animales, rendidos de fatiga, guardaban silencio. Una capa de nieve reciente dificultaba la marcha sobre la pista. Estaban ya muy lejos del punto de partida. Los perros arrastrando una carga excesiva de ancas de alce congelada, dura como el pedernal, se apalancaban con todas sus fuerzas en la blanda superficie de la nieve con una terquedad casi humana

The House of Pride, written by iconic American author Jack London (1876-1916), was first published in December 1910 issue of The Pacific Monthly. Author Jack London wrote The Call of the Wild and many other books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commerical magazine fiction, he was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing.

John Griffith London nació en San Francisco el 12 de enero de 1876. Hijo de un astrólogo ambulante, al que no conoció. Su madre era espiritista; se casó con John London unos meses después del nacimiento del niño, de quien el escritor tomó el apellido. Realizó estudios secundarios mientras trabajaba. London fue una gran autodidacta. Se formó leyendo incansablemente libros en la biblioteca pública de la ciudad.

John Griffith London nació en San Francisco el 12 de enero de 1876. Hijo de un astrólogo ambulante, al que no conoció. Su madre era espiritista; se casó con John London unos meses después del nacimiento del niño, de quien el escritor tomó el apellido. Realizó estudios secundarios mientras trabajaba. London fue una gran autodidacta. Se formó leyendo incansablemente libros en la biblioteca pública de la ciudad. Realizó multitud de oficios que le resultaron muy útiles para sus novelas. En 1897 viajó a Alaska, en plena fiebre del oro.

The Leopard Man, with his sad, dreamy eyes, seems oppressed by gloom. But all attempts to get his story out of him end in frustration: he seems to lack imagination. Until, finally, he reveals the tale of the lion-tamer and the man who hated him…