John Griffith London was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction. His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay", and "The Heathen". London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, workers' rights, and socialism. He wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam. London died November 22, 1916, in a sleeping porch in a cottage on his ranch. London's ashes were buried on his property not far from the Wolf House. The grave is marked by a mossy boulder. The buildings and property were later preserved as Jack London State Historic Park, in Glen Ellen, California. Contents: Novels The Call of the Wild White Fang The Iron Heel Short stories An Odyssey of the North To Build a Fire All Gold Canyon The Law of Life To the Man on the Trail Love of Life The Son of the Wolf The God of His Fathers Where the Trail Forks The Pearls of Parlay The Heathen The Master of Mystery Poetry A Heart Abalone Song And Some Night Ballade of the False Lover Cupid's Deal Daybreak Effusion George Sterling Gold He Chortled with Glee He Never Tried Again His Trip to Hades Homeland Hors de Saison If I Were God In a Year In and Out Je Vis en Espoir Memory Moods My Confession My Little Palmist Of Man of the Future On the Face of the Earth You are the One Rainbows End Republican Rallying Song Sonnet The Gift of God The Klondyker's Dream The Lover's Liturgy The Mammon Worshippers The Republican Battle-Hymn The Sea Sprite and the Shooting Star The Socialist's Dream The Song of the Flames The Way of War Tick! Tick! Tick! Too Late Weasel Thieves When All the World Shouted my Name Where the Rainbow Fell Your Kiss