Project Gutenberg 1999-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 143 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Smoke Bellew See also #5737. The taste of the meat -- The meat -- The stampede to Squaw Creek -- Shorty dreams -- The man on the other bank -- The race for number one. Produced by Les Bowler "Smoke Bellew" by Jack London is a novel written in the late 19th century that encapsulates the spirit of adventure during the Klondike Gold Rush. The story follows the protagonist, Christopher Bellew—known as Kit and eventually as Smoke—as he embarks on a transformative journey from a comfortable life in San Francisco to the harsh realities of the Alaskan wilderness. Driven by a sense of duty and a yearning for authenticity, Smoke ventures to the Klondike, where he encounters challenges that strip him of his previous comforts and force him to embrace a rugged, self-reliant lifestyle. The opening of the book introduces Smoke Bellew as a character marked by his evolution, from a privileged, somewhat effete artist to a man forged in the fires of hardship. Initially, he is ensnared in the demands of editing a struggling magazine under the coercive guidance of his friend O'Hara. After a brutal conversation with his iron-willed uncle, he decides to join his family on a trek into the Klondike, where he soon lands on Dyea Beach amidst the chaos of the gold rush. Through struggles with labor and natural elements, we begin to see Smoke's realization of his own strength and resilience; the narrative hints at his transformation into a more capable and hardened individual as he attempts to adapt to the adversities surrounding him. Overall, this introduction sets the stage for an engaging tale that explores themes of personal growth, adventure, and survival against the backdrop of a historical gold rush. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 292049 2025-07-01T10:04:29.111639 text/html 291870 2025-01-07T17:44:26.676730 text/html 173881 2025-07-01T10:04:34.699688 application/epub+zip 176099 2025-07-01T10:04:30.766602 application/epub+zip 176099 2025-07-01T10:04:29.716626 application/epub+zip 302651 2025-07-01T10:04:37.619637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281688 2025-07-01T10:04:34.048633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252245 2022-09-01T11:38:25.883239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257201 2025-07-01T10:04:28.789615 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257431 2019-05-29T07:56:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98845 2019-05-29T07:57:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18180 2025-07-01T10:04:37.760574 application/rdf+xml 10373 2025-07-01T10:04:30.205632 image/jpeg 2845 2025-07-01T10:04:29.953621 image/jpeg 170032 2025-07-01T10:04:29.133664 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