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Stories of the Far North

Jon Tuska editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Published:1st Dec '99

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The Northwestern story emerged full-blown from the pen of Jack London, and his “The League of the Old Men” is a fitting introduction to these rigorous action tales, in which the inhospitable climate strips away civilized veneer and individuals must live or die by their cunning, instinct, and sometimes ruthlessness. The bond between man and dog and the character flaws revealed under the stresses of extreme isolation are just two of the classic themes explored in these works. The collection comes to a fitting climax of a century’s worth of development with a new story by Tim Champlin, commissioned for this volume.

Most of these stories were originally published in magazines and were heavily edited to meet space and style concerns. Stories of the Far North restores each work to its original form, uncut and as each author intended.

"Many of the stories included in this collection are printed for the first time in their original form. Maybe it's not worth panning for literary gold here, but the myth-making is compelling." --The Guardian, February 27, 1999

ISBN: 9780803294349

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 255g

146 pages