Smoke Bellew Jack London Books
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Excerpt ...and hope in Carson's voice decided Smoke. "Listen to me," he said steadily, vainly striving to shake the vision of Joy Gastell's face from his brain. "I sent that knife up for you to get out with. Get that? I'm going to chop loose with the jack-knife. It's one or both of us. Get that?" "Two or nothing," came the grim but shaky response. "If you'll hold on a minute
Smoke Bellew Jack London Books
Smoke Bellew is a collection of short stories by Jack London. Each of the twelve stories is an adventure in the life of the title character, so though each functions as a self-contained tale, they are meant to be read sequentially. For reasons unknown, many of the e-book and online versions of Smoke Bellew only contain six of the twelve stories, so make sure you're getting a version with all twelve stories before you download.Christopher "Kit" Bellew, a moderately wealthy man of leisure and reluctant newspaper columnist, is scolded by his uncle for being a useless ninny. He is persuaded through such badgering to accompany this uncle and cousins on a gold hunting expedition to the Klondike. After packing tons of gear over Chilcoot Pass, Kit discovers he likes the rugged outdoor life and decides to stay in the North for good. Through a series of adventures the reader witnesses his transformation from green tenderfoot to grizzled sourdough. Eventually his speed at traversing the frozen trails earns him the nickname of Smoke, which he adopts as a badge of honor.
As a protagonist, Smoke leaves a lot to be desired. In the first couple of stories, when he's still a big-city dandy, he is incredibly annoying. He speaks in cheesy bohemian slang, even repeatedly referring to his uncle as "avuncular." Once he starts to discover his inner macho man, he shows an incredible gift for self-congratulation, never missing an opportunity to pause and marvel out loud at what a man he's become. In the story entitled, "The Little Man," Smoke's life is saved by an incredible feat of heroism, yet somehow he ends up taking credit for it in the end. Luckily, as the book goes on, Smoke becomes more and more tolerable, but throughout the collection his sidekick Shorty is a far more sympathetic character than he is.
Smoke Bellew was first published in book form in 1912, after the stories had all been previously published in Cosmopolitan magazine. While these stories have not been dumbed-down to the point of being adventure tales for teenage boys, there seems to have been a conscious attempt to deliver straight-ahead crowd pleasing entertainment devoid of any of the darker philosophical themes one often finds in London's stories. Early in his career, London published a number of remarkable collections of Klondike tales, among them The Son of the Wolf, The God of His Fathers, Children of the Frost, and The Faith of Men. The stories in Smoke Bellew feel like familiar plots recycled from those earlier collections, but stripped clean of any mention of survival of the fittest, the inevitability of death, or the brutal indifference of nature towards the lives of men. Only the final story, "Wonder of Woman," strives to be anything more than good fun. Here London attempts to do what he does best by chronicling an epic journey of survival, yet it still feels like an inferior rehash of better stories previously told.
The offerings in Smoke Bellew are good, competently constructed adventure tales, but by no means great. If you've never read London's work, and are looking to dip your toe into his icy waters, no harm will come from wading into this volume. Those familiar with London's writing, however, know that he is capable of much better work than this. For such readers, Smoke Bellew provides pleasant satisfaction, but for the most part fails to impress.
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Smoke Bellew Jack London Books Reviews
A terrific book that hasn't aged at all. It reads as modern as if it had been written today. There are some wonderful bits of slang that have disappeared from our lexicon and which should be resurrected. I plan to use "gink" as often as possible! Not to be missed.
One of his most popular collections of stories, focusing on "Kit Bellew" and his pal Shorty as they deal with the Yukon gold rush. Full of humor, drama, and vivid naturalist prose.
This is Jack London light. However the edition is missing quite a bit of the book. I can think of at least 3 chapters that are missing from original. Ends abruptly. What's there is good especially for juvenile readers. Disappointed in
Despite what another reviewer claimed, no stories are missing. I enjoyed reading it as much as I did the first time.
This is more of a short story collection featuring the same characters than a flowing novel - so please be prepared. That said, Kit "Smoke" Bellew and his sidekick, Shorty, are loveable, funny, spirited, and you won't regret spending a few hours reading about their adventures in the Klondike during the Gold Rush. This book also features some pretty kick-butt female heroines. And as always, Jack London is able to make you feel like you are right there with the characters, inhaling the bitter cold air of the North.
this is (really) a book of short stories with two main characters. The Stories are GREAT! love Jack London and his stories
of the frozen north. Smoke and his partner shorty get into troublesome situations and work there way out. Great thought out
stories and picture of what the gold rush days were like.
Where has this book been all my life? Why is this not a movie or a series of movies? Smoke is probably one of the most confident, compelling characters ever imagined. The book is not a novel. Instead of one long drawn out story each chapter is a different adventure taken from his life. Some are sequential, others are simple asides. Each story though further establishes Smoke's personality and wit. Each supporting character is interesting and complimentary not only to Smoke, but to the story. Nearly every line, every paragraph is so satisfying to read. This is son of London's best fiction!
Smoke Bellew is a collection of short stories by Jack London. Each of the twelve stories is an adventure in the life of the title character, so though each functions as a self-contained tale, they are meant to be read sequentially. For reasons unknown, many of the e-book and online versions of Smoke Bellew only contain six of the twelve stories, so make sure you're getting a version with all twelve stories before you download.
Christopher "Kit" Bellew, a moderately wealthy man of leisure and reluctant newspaper columnist, is scolded by his uncle for being a useless ninny. He is persuaded through such badgering to accompany this uncle and cousins on a gold hunting expedition to the Klondike. After packing tons of gear over Chilcoot Pass, Kit discovers he likes the rugged outdoor life and decides to stay in the North for good. Through a series of adventures the reader witnesses his transformation from green tenderfoot to grizzled sourdough. Eventually his speed at traversing the frozen trails earns him the nickname of Smoke, which he adopts as a badge of honor.
As a protagonist, Smoke leaves a lot to be desired. In the first couple of stories, when he's still a big-city dandy, he is incredibly annoying. He speaks in cheesy bohemian slang, even repeatedly referring to his uncle as "avuncular." Once he starts to discover his inner macho man, he shows an incredible gift for self-congratulation, never missing an opportunity to pause and marvel out loud at what a man he's become. In the story entitled, "The Little Man," Smoke's life is saved by an incredible feat of heroism, yet somehow he ends up taking credit for it in the end. Luckily, as the book goes on, Smoke becomes more and more tolerable, but throughout the collection his sidekick Shorty is a far more sympathetic character than he is.
Smoke Bellew was first published in book form in 1912, after the stories had all been previously published in Cosmopolitan magazine. While these stories have not been dumbed-down to the point of being adventure tales for teenage boys, there seems to have been a conscious attempt to deliver straight-ahead crowd pleasing entertainment devoid of any of the darker philosophical themes one often finds in London's stories. Early in his career, London published a number of remarkable collections of Klondike tales, among them The Son of the Wolf, The God of His Fathers, Children of the Frost, and The Faith of Men. The stories in Smoke Bellew feel like familiar plots recycled from those earlier collections, but stripped clean of any mention of survival of the fittest, the inevitability of death, or the brutal indifference of nature towards the lives of men. Only the final story, "Wonder of Woman," strives to be anything more than good fun. Here London attempts to do what he does best by chronicling an epic journey of survival, yet it still feels like an inferior rehash of better stories previously told.
The offerings in Smoke Bellew are good, competently constructed adventure tales, but by no means great. If you've never read London's work, and are looking to dip your toe into his icy waters, no harm will come from wading into this volume. Those familiar with London's writing, however, know that he is capable of much better work than this. For such readers, Smoke Bellew provides pleasant satisfaction, but for the most part fails to impress.
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