When God Laughs, and Other Stories

This vintage book contains a collection of short stories by American writer Jack London. The stories include: "e;When God Laughs"e;, "e;The Apostate"e;, "e;A Wicked Woman"e;, "e;Just Meat"e;, "e;Created He Them"e;, "e;The Chinago"e;, "e;Make Westing"e;, "e;Semper Idem"e;, "e;A Nose For The King"e;, "e;The 'Frances Spaight'"e;, "e;A Curious Fragment"e;, "e;A Piece Of Steak"e;, etc. 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 "e;The Crowd"e;, a literary group an Francisco known for its radical members and ideas. Other notable works by this author include: "e;Martin Eden"e; (1909), "e;The Kempton-Wace Letters"e; (1903), and "e;The Call of the Wild"e; (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.