The dominant primordial beast was strong in Buck, and under the fierce conditions of trail life it grew and grew. Yet it was a secret...

Every hour was filled with shock and surprise. He had been suddenly jerked from the heart of civilization and flung into the heart of things

Why are we reading books on this blog? A quick story and a much-loved Alaska book.

Warning: Portions of this chapter might be upsetting to some readers. CHAPTER III. (Conclusion) November 21st. The morning dawned upon...

The whale comes for us...

NARRATIVE. CHAPTER I. The town of Nantucket, in the State of Massachusetts, contains about eight thousand inhabitants; nearly a third...

Read a chapter a day of the Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex