To Build a Fire (Part 1)

About this episode

The episode explores the powerful adventure story 'To Build a Fire' by Jack London, focusing on a man's journey through the frozen Yukon wilderness.

Send us Fan Mail To Build a Fire (Part 1) *Based on the short story by Jack London* Welcome to Season Four of Quiet English with Jacque. We begin with one of the most powerful adventure stories ever written — *To Build a Fire* by Jack London. A lone man walks through the frozen Yukon wilderness, confident and unafraid. Beside him, a wolf-dog moves quietly through the snow — sensing something the man cannot yet understand. The cold is not ordinary cold. And the journey ahead is longer th...

People in this episode

Host: Jacque Eddy

Topics covered

• adventure
• Yukon wilderness
• survival
• literature
• cold
• journey

Keywords

• To Build a Fire
• Jack London
• Yukon
• adventure story
• survival
• cold
• literature

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Books & works: To Build a Fire

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