To Build a Fire: And other stories

Twenty-five tales of outdoor adventure from an American master-the most comprehensive and wide-ranging collection of Jack London's short stories available.

It was so cold that his spit froze in the air before it hit the ground. He was so far above the Arctic Circle that the sun never rose. Seventy below zero, and there was nothing but whiteness in every direction: ice and snow. No trees, no houses, no wood, no warmth. He had only a few matches and a handful of frozen fingers. And yet, to sur...