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Batard

By: Jack London
Narrated by: Drew Baker
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Bâtard is a short story by Jack London, first published in 1902 under the title Diable - a Dog in The Cosmopolitan. The narrative follows Black Leclère, a hunter, trapper, and adventurer in the Northwest at the time of the Alaskan gold rush. They were both devils - one in human and one in canine form.

For five years, the two of them roamed the north, from St. Michael's and the Yukon delta to the head-reaches of the Pelly and even as far as the Peace River and the Great Slave Lake. Their hatred of one another drives the plot as each intends to kill the other, despite their master-pet relationship. In the end, Bâtard ends up killing his owner but is killed himself soon after.

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Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Fiction Short Stories Alaska
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