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
