
“Burning Daylight” is an adventure novel by Jack London, first published in 1910. Its protagonist, Elam Harnish—nicknamed Daylight—strikes gold in the Klondike and then tests his luck in the competitive business scene of San Francisco. London balances the rugged allure of the Alaskan wilderness with the harsh realities of capitalism, as Daylight struggles to discover his own path to fulfillment.