"The Red One" is a 1918 short story by Jack London. The story revolves
around Bassett, a scientist collecting butterflies in the jungle of
Guadalcanal. When he accidentally discovered a large red sphere
worshipped by the local natives, he forgets about his original aim and
becomes fatally obsessed with the strange object. Highly recommended for
lovers of London's work, "The Red One" is not to be missed by fans of
early science fiction and the short story form in general. 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.
