To light a fire

Fifty degrees below zero Celsius. A value that cannot be ignored. Fifty degrees below zero means an icy grip that hurts and from which you must protect yourself with gloves, earmuffs, warm moccasins and thick socks. Charred hands go numb after 15 seconds, which means that in less than a minute a person can lose his fingers... What if at this temperature a person falls waist-deep into the ice, thinned in places by strong river currents? A few dry matchsticks remain, and the hands are numb and defy the will...

„To make a fire“ is a collection of short stories by the famous Jack London. They vividly and uniquely portray the power of the human spirit. Free and strong men struggling to overcome insurmountable obstacles on the brink of strength and exhaustion and against nature. The primary virtues in all the characters are honesty, valor, self-sacrifice, friendship, and loyalty. But none is stronger than nature...