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Literary/Contemporary
When God Laughs & Other Stories/The Apostate
By Jack London
The story begins with a young boy, Johnny, being woken up by his mother to start his day, but he resists and clings to sleep, fighting for its oblivion.

Literary/Contemporary
Moon-Face & Other Stories/Amateur Night
By Jack London
The story follows a young woman who is determined to become a journalist, but faces rejection and discouragement from an editor.

Literary/Contemporary
The Heathen
By Jack London
A story about a man who is struggling with his faith and identity.

Literary/Contemporary

Adventure
The House of Pride & Other Tales of Hawaii/The Sheriff of Kona
By Jack London
The story follows the narrator as he stays with his friend Cudworth on the Kona coast, describing the idyllic climate and the peaceful atmosphere of the island.

Adventure
Century Magazine/Volume 76/Issue 4/To Build a Fire
By Jack London
A man ventures into the Yukon wilderness, despite the extreme cold and lack of sunlight, and reflects on the harsh realities of survival in the unforgiving environment.

Literary/Contemporary
Moon-Face & Other Stories/All Gold Cañon
By Jack London
The story describes a serene and idyllic scene in a canyon, where a red-coated buck rests in a quiet pool, surrounded by lush vegetation and vibrant flowers.

Literary/Contemporary
When God Laughs & Other Stories/When God Laughs
By Jack London
Carquinez laughed for joy through the golden wine, saying 'It is beautiful, it is sweetly sweet. It is a woman's wine, and it was made for gray-robed saints to drink.'

Literary/Contemporary
Love of Life
By Jack London
A man, abandoned by his companion in the desolate Klondike wilderness, endures a harrowing journey of survival against starvation, extreme hardship, and a relentless, ailing wolf.

Adventure
The Faith of Men & Other Stories/The One Thousand Dozen
By Jack London
David Rasmunsen, a hustler with a single-minded idea, plans to transport a thousand dozen eggs from San Francisco to Dawson, Alaska, to sell at a profit.

Literary/Contemporary
Moon-Face & Other Stories/Local Color
By Jack London
The story revolves around a conversation between the narrator and a tramp, Leith Clay-Randolph, who shares his knowledge and wit, charming the narrator and their friends.

Literary/Contemporary
Moon-Face & Other Stories/The Leopard Man's Story
By Jack London
The Leopard Man, a lion-tamer, shares a story about a man who waited years to see a lion crush the man he hated, and finally gets his wish.

Mystery/Detective
Moon-Face & Other Stories/The Minions of Midas
By Jack London
Wade Atsheler, a young and successful man, is found dead, and those who knew him are shocked by the news, but not entirely surprised, given his struggles with an unknown trouble.

Adventure
Moon-Face & Other Stories/The Shadow and the Flash
By Jack London
The story revolves around the intense rivalry between two friends, Lloyd and Paul, and their struggles to outdo each other in various aspects of life.

Literary/Contemporary
To Build a Fire
By Jack London
A man traveling alone in the extreme cold of the Yukon fatally underestimates the power of nature when his attempts to build a life-saving fire fail after an accident.

Literary/Contemporary
The Law of Life
By Jack London
An elderly Eskimo man, left to die by his tribe, reflects on the harsh realities of existence and the unyielding cycle of life and death in the unforgiving wilderness.

Romance
Moon-Face & Other Stories/Planchette
By Jack London
The girl demanded that the man answer her question, 'It is my right to know,' but he struggled against the fascination of his caressing voice and the lure of his gentle touch.