Jack London was born in 1876 and began life as a sailor at the tender age of fourteen. He was one of the pioneers of writing professionally for magazine fiction. Jack London wrote many short stories, which were loved by critics and usually devoured by readers. He used his experiences around the world to write about the struggles of humans against the brutalities of nature. He was also a political philosopher and had a deep passion for social theories that shaped the way that people lived in conjunction with one another, removing them further and further from a natural state of being. London believed in the theories of Karl Marx, and this can be seen in some of his earlier writings in a subtle way. He writes severe criticisms tinged with horror describing the slums of London and predicting a revolution of the people. London believed in a return to the land as the solution of many of our problems. The central conflict of man against the surrounding environment was, to him, the essence of existence, and he had strong beliefs against any social organization that took humans further away from that by interfering with the natural pace of their lives. These major themes, therefore, were all things that Jack London's novels were based and built upon. An Odyssey of the North is a long narrative of a lone Aleutian native’s lifelong quest throughout the continent and elsewhere for the beloved princess that had been stolen from him. Listen online to free English audiobook "An Odyssey of the North” on our website to experience Jack London's short story.
