Jack London 
A Son of the Sun 

A Son of the Sun is a mosaic novel by Jack London first published in 1912. It takes place at the beginning of the 20th century in the South Pacific and consists of eight stories, all featuring David Grief, a forty-year-old English adventurer who came to the South seas years ago and became rich. As a businessman he owns offices in Sydney, but he is rarely there. He would rather be having adventures.