""To Build a Fire"" is a short story by American author Jack London. There are two versions of this story, one published in 1902 and the other in 1908. The story written in 1908 has become an often anthologized classic, while the 1902 story is less well known. The 1908 version is about an unnamed protagonist who ventures out in the subzero boreal forest of the Yukon Territory. He is followed by a native dog and is en route to visit his friendsβignoring warnings from an older man about the dangers of hiking alone in extreme cold. The protagonist underestimates the harsh conditions and slowly begins to freeze to death. After building one fire and leaving it to venture on in his journey he later on attempts to build another but fails. He slips into unconsciousness and dies of hypothermiaβ¦
Famous works of the author Jack London: Β«βThe Cruise of the DazzlerβΒ», Β«βA Daughter of the SnowsβΒ», Β«βThe Call of the WildβΒ», Β«βThe Kempton-Wace LettersβΒ», Β«βThe Sea-WolfβΒ», Β«βThe GameβΒ», Β«βWhite FangβΒ», Β«βThe Iron HeelβΒ», Β«βMartin EdenβΒ», Β«βBurning DaylightβΒ», Β«βA Son of the SunβΒ», Β«βThe Abysmal BruteβΒ», Β«βThe Valley of the MoonβΒ», Β«βThe Mutiny of the ElsinoreβΒ», Β«βThe Star RoverβΒ», Β«βThe Little Lady of the Big HouseβΒ» and many more.
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