Jack London (1876-1916) was born John Griffith Chaney. Famous for a number of classics today he is by some considered best represented by his many short stories, the historian Dale L. Walker wrote of him: “London's true métier was the short story ... London's true genius lay in the short form…”Having read some of his shorter works I agree that they are extremely good, however I cannot discount his longer works, White Fang and Martin Eden are two full length novels and both are fantastically well written.London had a style that reflected a number of his non-conformist views. He wrote on behalf of those whose voices were seldom heard, or understood. His early years, indeed his birth were difficult affairs. His parents were perhaps unmarried, his father, who disclaimed any responsibility for him, wanted him to have been aborted. His mother then shot ...