Jack London (1876 — 1916) was an American novelist,
journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fi ction, he became one of the
fi rst writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. This collection of short stories like “The Apostate,” “A Wicked
Woman,” and “Just Meat” explores themes for which London became famous: human nature, the struggle for survival, capitalism fl aws, and worker abuse in industrialized society.