Jack London (1876–1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fi ction and prototyping science fi ction, he became one of the fi rst writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. This volume includes amazing short stories and sketches like “SmallBoat Sailing,” “Four Horses and a Sailor,” “Nothing That Ever Came To Anything” and “The Birth-Mark.”