📓 Jack London (1876 — 1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fi ction and prototyping science fi ction, he became one of the fi rst writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune.“Lost Face” is a collection of seven great short stories including “Flush of Gold,” “The Passing of Marcus O’Brien,” “The Wit of Porportuk,” and London’s best known tale “To Build a Fire.”