20世纪初的十余年间。杰克·伦敦以其雄强、有力的声音迅速上升为美国文坛的一颗耀眼的明星，尤其是伦敦以这一时期美国的淘金热和极北地区印第安人生活为题材而创作的一批短篇小说，充满了美国自文艺复兴以来昂扬奋发、积极进取的时代精神，举凡《狼之子》、《国王的妻子》、《热爱生命》等篇，均是作者表达对美好生活的向往和闪耀着人性光辉的佳作，一直为人们所嗜读。

伦敦的小说素以情节紧凑、人物个性鲜明和语言精炼著称，而这些特点在他的短篇作品中表现得尤为突出。《杰克·伦敦短篇小说集(英文版)》采择伦敦的短篇佳作30余篇，兼顾了作者前后各时期的创作。

A HYPERBOREAN BREW

A PIECE OF STEAK

A THOUSAND DEATHS

ALL GOLD CANON

AN ODYSSEY OF THE NORTH

BALD-FACE

BROWN WOLF

FLUSH OF GOLD

FOUR HORSES AND A SAILOR

IN A FAR COUNTRY

LOVE OF LIFE

MOON-FACE

NAM-BOK, THE UNVERACIOUS

OLD BALDY

ON THE MAKALOA MAT

PLUCK AND PERTINACITY

SAMUEL

SMALL-BOAT SAILING

SOUTH OF THE SLOT

THAT DEAD MEN RISE UP NEVER

THAT SPOT

THE APOSTATE

THE "FUZZINESS" OF HOOCKLA-HEEN

THE "FRANCIS SPAIGHT"

THE HANDSOME CABIN BOY

THE HEATHEN

THE KING OF MAZY MAY

THE LAW OF LIFE

THE LEAGUE OF THE OLD MEN

THE MEXICAN

THE PEN

THE PRIESTLY PREROGATIVE

THE SHADOW AND THE FLASH

THE SON OF THE WOLF

THE WHITE MAN'S WAY

THE WIFE OF A KING