Abstract

The first thing that comes to mind in relation to the writings of Jack London is their lasting popularity. Works such as The Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea-Wolf (1904), White Fang (1906), The Iron Heel (1908) and Martin Eden (1909) have all remained firm favourites among readers both in America and around the world. However, in contrast to much other popular fiction, these books by London have also acquired an iconic status as modern literary classics. Writing about the centenary of London‘s birth in 1976, Robert Barltrop noted:

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