December 15 Mark the Calendar

December 15 Mark the Calendar

A third night of frost kills half the sheep. Richard Blackmore: Lorna Doone.

John Thornton's feet freeze. Jack London: The Call of the Wild.

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Opening line:

Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego.