To Build a Fire

Jack London

⏱ 8 minAdventure classic

A newcomer to the Klondike sets out alone across the frozen Yukon at seventy-five below, trusting his own judgment over the warnings of wiser men, while his wolf-dog knows better. Jack London's pitiless masterpiece of one small mistake against the indifferent cold.

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