The new volume of the collected works of Jack London includes the famous novel “The Sea Wolf”. Larsen the sea wolf is interesting as a specific historical type of personality at the turn of the century, which appeared in American culture and was superbly embodied by the writer. The second part of the collection consists of stories from the “God of His Fathers” cycle. The reader will become acquainted with Indian culture, its traditional concepts of honor and duty. The author devotes a prominent place in the stories to the complex and sometimes contradictory female character.