Jack London

Novelist & Journalist

January 12, 1876 San Francisco, California, United States

November 22, 1916 Glen Ellen, California, United States

Charmian London, Elizabeth Maddern

Jack London is also known as John Griffith Chaney was a prolific writer of the nineteenth century. He did not have a usual childhood like most of the children but he dealt with it and overcame his grief. He could not continue higher studies because of financial problems but this did not restrain him from becoming an author. He had a vivid way of expression and was efficient in putting this in writing. He realized his flair for writing and decided to take it as a profession and began to write regularly. This helped him in gaining financial stability and enabled him to support his family, after his father’s demise. This novelist was adventurous and his voyages and journeys provided him the material of his stories. During his entire career he has penned several stories, novels, poetry, and even autobiographical literary pieces. He even worked as a journalist and covered news on man-made disasters like war and natural calamity as earthquake. These engagements helped him to know the world in a better way and also bestowed him with huge experience. These experiences later helped him in authoring short stories and novels revolving around different themes which continue to amuse the readers till today