“Day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main Yukon trail and climbed high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland.” So begins the short story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London. In his book “Jack London-An American Life,” (available in the Jack London bookstore), Earle Labor explains “For more than one hundred years, “To Build a Fire” has been universally acclaimed as a superb model of literary naturalism and the author created his chilling classic while basking in Hawaii’s halycon breezes.” If read before, perhaps in school, few readers will have forgotten this masterpiece based on London’s personal experience in the Klondike.
Join us as Jeff Falconer reads the story out loud in the warmth of the House of Happy Walls followed by a fireside chat to allow everyone to discuss the story.
Note: Performance space can be reached by stairway only; for more information about access, please call (707) 938-5216
Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Place: House of Happy Walls Museum, 2nd floor
Price: $15.00