First published in 1920, "Smoke and Shorty" contains a wonderful
selection of short stories written by Jack London, including: "The Story
of the Little Man", "The Hanging of Cultus George", "The Mistake of
Creation", "A Flutter in Eggs", "The Town-site for Tra-lee", and "Wonder
of Woman". John Griffith London (1876 - 1916), commonly known as Jack
London, was an American journalist, social activist, and novelist. He
was an early pioneer of commercial magazine fiction, becoming one of the
first globally-famous celebrity writers who were able to earn a large
amount of money from their writing. London is famous for his
contributions to early science fiction and also notably belonged to "The
Crowd", a literary group an Francisco known for its radical members and
ideas. Other notable works by this author include: "Martin Eden" (1909),
"The Kempton-Wace Letters" (1903), and "The Call of the Wild" (1903).
Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive.
We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern,
high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new
biography of the author.