have her cake and eat it too – but can she find a way out of the present dire circumstances without inflicting irrevocable damage or death?

'The Little Lady of the Big House' is a tragic novel by Jack London first published in 1916. A world-renowned author who took the world by storm following the release of the 'Call of The Wild'. London's naturalistic style exerted an enormous influence upon future novelists such as Ernest Hemingway, Cormac McCarthy, and William Faulkner. Jack London (1876–1916) was an American writer and social activist. He grew up in the working class, but became a worldwide celebrity and one of the highest paid authors of his time. He wrote several novels, which are considered classics today, among these 'Call of the Wild', 'Sea Wolf' and 'White Fang'.