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What if your neighbor’s laughter becomes the one thing you cannot bear?
In Jack London’s Moon-Face and Other Stories, strong desires take a dark hold. A farmer nurses his hatred of cheerful John Claverhouse in Moon-Face. In The Minions of Midas, a secret group demands money from the rich, turning private ambition into public fear.
The Shadow and the Flash follows rival cousins Lloyd Inwood and Paul Tichlorne as they pursue invisibility by opposite methods. All Gold Canyon takes you into a hidden valley with an old prospector, while The Leopard Man’s Story enters the circus. Across these tales, London explores what money, pride and obsession do to people.
What you’ll discover
- Hatred behind a smile Meet John Claverhouse through the eyes of a neighbor who cannot stand his good cheer.
- Wealth under threat Enter the shadowy world of the Minions of Midas, where secret letters carry demands.
- Rivals chasing the unseen Follow two brilliant cousins whose bitter rivalry drives their competing searches for invisibility.
- Gold in a quiet canyon Walk beside a humming prospector as he follows flakes of gold up a hidden slope.
- Lives close to danger Step into a circus tale told by a man who lives close to dangerous animals.
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For readers who love sharp, dark short fiction about obsession, greed and rivalry, and anyone curious about Jack London beyond The Call of the Wild.
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- A smiling neighbor becomes a target
- Money can make a secret army
- Two cousins race toward invisibility
- A prospector and a quiet canyon
- Strange tales from circus, future and court
- What binds the tales together
Who’s who
- The narrator of Moon-FaceA farmer who calmly explains how his hatred of a cheerful neighbor grew into a settled purpose.
- John ClaverhouseThe round-faced, laughing neighbor in Moon-Face, whose good cheer is exactly what the narrator cannot stand.
- PlutoThe name signed to the letters of the Minions of Midas, a secret group that demands money from the rich.
- Lloyd InwoodA gifted scientist and bitter rival of his cousin, driven to seek invisibility by one road.
- Paul TichlorneInwood's cousin and enemy, equally brilliant, who chases the same prize by the opposite method.
- The prospectorAn old gold seeker in All Gold Canyon who hums as he follows flakes of gold up a hidden slope.
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Face de lune et autres nouvelles
by Jack London · 1906
A cheerful neighbor stirs deadly hatred, rival scientists chase invisibility, and a prospector finds gold and trouble.
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Moon-Face and Other Stories is a collection by Jack London, published in 1906. London was then one of the most widely read young writers in America, and he had already made his name with tales of the Klondike gold rush.
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A smiling neighbor becomes a target
The title story, Moon-Face, is told in the first person by a farmer who hates the man next door. The neighbor is John Claverhouse, a round, beaming man whose face the narrator compares to the moon. Claverhouse is cheerful, friendly and loud with laughter. For most people, those would be good qualities. For the narrator, they are an insult that he cannot bear.
What makes the story unsettling is the voice. The narrator does not rage or shout. He speaks calmly, even reasonably, as a man explaining a sensible decision to a friend. He lays out how his dislike began with small irritations and then fed on itself until it filled his days. The more Claverhouse laughs, the more certain the narrator becomes that something must be done.
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What is Moon-Face and Other Stories about?
It is a collection of short stories by Jack London. The tales deal with obsession, greed, rivalry and the struggle between people and the wild, in settings that include a farm, a laboratory, a city and a gold canyon.
What is the story Moon-Face about?
It is told by a farmer who comes to hate his cheerful, round-faced neighbor, John Claverhouse. The narrator speaks calmly and reasonably, which makes his growing hatred more disturbing than a loud outburst would be.
Who are the Minions of Midas?
They are a secret group in London's story The Minions of Midas. Signing their letters Pluto, they demand money from wealthy men. The name comes from King Midas of Greek myth, who turned everything he touched into gold.
The author
Jack London
1876–1916 · American novelist and journalist
Jack London (1876–1916) was an American author, journalist and social activist. He was born in San Francisco and lived in California. He wrote novels, short stories and essays. His novels include The Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea-Wolf (1904), White Fang (1906) and Martin Eden (1909). He died in California.
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