433 Emma's Pick - "To Build a Fire" by Jack L...

The second half of the twentieth century was marked by an extreme increase in America's prison population, from roughly 250,000 inmates in 1940 to well over two million by 2008. At the same time, American readers were devouring mysteries, thrillers, detective novels, police proce ...  Show more

At the time of Washington Irving's death, he was the most famous and widely praised American writer of his or any other era. But his reputation soon dwindled, and today he's known primarily as the author of just two stories ("The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle"), wh ...  Show more

The dramatic ending of Jack London's epic short story 'To Build A Fire". A man alone in the Alaskan wilderness in the dead of winter struggles to survive in a frozen wilderness where one small mistake can cost you your life... STORIES BY JACK LONDON. BEST OF JACK LONDON. JACK LON ...  Show more

Today's story is an adaptation of a Jack London story and was written for you by our friend Will Martin. Follow along to find out if Bert Crunch the burly and experienced wilderness explorer can make it across the Yukon. Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games lik ...  Show more

A classic Jack London short story in which a Hawaiian women is persuaded by a fiery preacher to bare her soul of all she knows about the town and its personal histories. SUPPORT OUR SHOW MONTHLY AT PATREON Become an Assistant Producer at 1001 Stories Network ( a great resume enha ...  Show more

A tale made specifically for the campfire--a simple tale of the woods, long-buried secrets, and letting chances to escape terror slip agonizingly away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices