Project Gutenberg 2004-12-24 Public domain in the USA. 157 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Dutch Courage and Other Stories Preface -- Dutch courage -- Typhoon off the coast of Japan -- The lost poacher -- The banks of the Sacramento -- Chris Farrington: Able seaman -- To Repel Boarders -- An Adventure in the upper sea -- Bald-face -- In Yeddo bay -- Whose business is to live. E-text prepared by David Garcia and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Dutch Courage and Other Stories" by Jack London is a collection of adventure stories written in the early 20th century. The collection reflects London's knack for capturing the spirit of adventure and the rugged beauty of nature, often featuring young protagonists who face challenges that test their courage and resilience, including tales of mountaineering and high-seas exploits. At the start of "Dutch Courage," the narrative opens with two young men, Gus Lafee and Hazard Van Dorn, who are disheartened upon discovering that another climber has reached Half Dome before them during their trip to Yosemite. Their initial malaise transforms into a sense of purpose when they realize that the climber is signaling for help, prompting them to embark on a daring rescue mission. This adventure sets the stage for themes of camaraderie, the quest for adventure, and overcoming obstacles that resonate throughout London’s works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Adventure stories PZ PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 224826 2025-07-06T09:46:45.958095 text/html 200740 2024-10-28T21:30:42 text/html 235193 2025-07-06T09:46:52.204076 application/epub+zip 236546 2025-07-06T09:46:48.707094 application/epub+zip 151201 2025-07-06T09:46:47.613075 application/epub+zip 389116 2025-07-06T09:46:54.818048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373011 2025-07-06T09:46:51.501074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260578 2022-09-07T16:30:03.182359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209246 2023-09-07T03:42:16.214821 text/plain 189373 2024-10-28T21:30:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16893 2025-07-06T09:46:54.941045 application/rdf+xml 14734 2025-07-06T09:46:48.104074 image/jpeg 3736 2025-07-06T09:46:47.856069 image/jpeg 228051 2025-07-06T09:46:45.980095 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