Children of the Frost is a unique collection of short stories by Jack London, one of the most important American writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author takes the reader to the frozen North — into the world of the Inuit, hunters, shamans, and people living in direct closeness to nature. Each story reveals a different tale of survival, honor, tradition, and the confrontation between humans and forces greater than themselves.The volume includes:
In the Forests of the North
The Law of Life
Nam-Bok the Unveracious
The Master of Mystery
The Sunlanders
The Sickness of Lone Chief
Keesh, the Son of Keesh
The Death of Ligoun
Li Wan, the Fair
The League of the Old Men
The text was originally published in 1902
Children of the Frost is a unique collection of short stories by Jack London, one of the most important American writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author takes the reader to the frozen North — into the world of the Inuit, hunters, shamans, and people living in direct closenes...