Jack London
Jack London was born under the name John Griffith Chaney in San Francisco, California. He was deserted by his father and raised by his mother and stepfather in Oakland, California. He took the surname of his stepfather, London, and used it throughout his life. He quit school at the age of 14 to explore the world and live an adventurous life. London became an experienced sailor and traveled all over the world. He later attended the University of California at Berkeley for a year before giving school up to seek a fortune in the Klondike.# After his return from the Klondike, London’s financial situation was grim. He wrote to magazines asking if they would accept his stories from the Klondike and was constantly rejected. When the Atlantic Monthly, a premier magazine at the time, finally accepted him he was given great self-confidence. He wrote a thousand words per day, six days per week.# From this point forward London “had set not only the routine but also the style that would remain essentially unchanged throughout the rest of his career.”# London went on to become the wealthiest writer of his time and a great American author#. One of his greatest works is The Call of the Wild. Jack London’s The Call of the Wild is a
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