Jack London (1876—1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. This collection of short stories like "The Apostate", "A Wicked Woman" and "Just Meat" explores themes for which London became famous: human nature, the struggle for survival, capitalism flaws, and worker abuse in industrialized society. .