Project Gutenberg 1997-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 315 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Moon-Face, and Other Stories Moon-face -- The leopard man's story -- Local color -- Amateur night -- The minions of Midas -- The shadow and the flash -- All Gold Canyon -- Planchette. Espen Ore, Steve Henshaw, Andrew Sly, and David Widger Revised by Richard Tonsing. "Moon-Face, and Other Stories" by Jack London is a collection of short stories likely written during the early 20th century. The first story, "Moon-Face," delves into themes of jealousy and the dark urges of the human psyche, centering on a character named John Claverhouse, who is described as a jovial man with an annoying, infectious laugh that drives the narrator into a rage and eventually leads him to contemplate murder. The opening of the book introduces us to the narrator’s intense dislike for John Claverhouse, whose very existence seems to irk him. The narrator reveals a series of petty, spiteful actions meant to disrupt Claverhouse's happiness, culminating in darkly constructed plans to eliminate him. The story captures the narrator's internal turmoil as he becomes increasingly obsessed with Claverhouse’s optimism and laughter, which he finds intolerable. This introduction hints at a suspenseful narrative filled with psychological conflict, setting the tone for a gripping exploration of human emotions and moral ambiguity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 345229 2025-07-01T08:17:49.135917 text/html 349434 2022-02-09T00:36:12 text/html 339274 2025-07-01T08:17:52.845894 application/epub+zip 340806 2025-07-01T08:17:49.718935 application/epub+zip 201273 2025-07-01T08:17:49.404920 application/epub+zip 427283 2025-07-01T08:17:55.484839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408227 2025-07-01T08:17:52.608877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269142 2022-09-01T09:33:54.425901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298322 2025-07-01T08:17:48.665010 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 298310 2022-02-09T01:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16649 2025-07-01T08:17:55.600992 application/rdf+xml 10048 2025-07-01T08:17:49.532857 image/jpeg 2075 2025-07-01T08:17:49.468892 image/jpeg 305521 2025-07-01T08:17:49.164861 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia