《马丁·伊登》是的代表作，是世界文学史上最美国最著名的工人出身的作家杰克·伦敦（1876-1916）著名的自传体小说之一。青年水手马丁·伊登偶然结识了上流社会的罗丝小姐，受她的启发，发愤自学，并开始了艰苦的创作生涯。尽管处处碰壁，他仍不愿听从罗丝的安排，进她父亲的事务所，做个“有为青年”。后来他突然时来运转，以前被退回的稿件纷纷得到发表，成为当红作家。以前看不起他的亲友都争先恐后地来请他吃饭，连已和他决裂的罗丝也主动前来投怀送抱。这使他看清了这个世态炎凉的社会，对爱情所抱的美妙幻想也彻底破灭。

The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories. Set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s, The Call of the Wild is about Buck, the magnificent cross-bred offspring of a St Bernard and a Scottish Collie. Stolen from his pampered life on a Californian estate and shipped to the Klondike to work as a sledge dog, he triumphs over his circumstances and becomes the leader of a wolf pack. The story records the 'decivilisation' of Buck as he answers 'the call of the wild', an inherent memory of primeval origins to which he instinctively responds. In contrast, White Fang relates the tale of a wolf born and bred in the wild which is civilised by the master he comes to trust and love. The brutal world of the Klondike miners and their dogs is brilliantly evoked and Jack London's rendering of the sentient life of Buck and White Fang as they confront their destiny is enthralling and convincing. The deeper resonance of these stories derives from the author's use of the myth of the hero who survives by strength and courage, a powerful myth that still appeals to our collective unconscious.