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The Call of the Wild

By Jack London

Fiction, Classics, Action & Adventure, Juvenile Fiction, General, Animals, Dogs | 62 pages
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Jack London's novels and ruggedly individual life seemed to embody American hopes, frustrations, and romantic longings in the turbulent first years of the twentieth century, years infused with the wonder and excitement of great technological and historic change. The author's restless spirit, taste for a life of excitement, and probing mind led him on a series of hard-edged adventures from the Klondike to the South Seas. Out of these sometimes harrowing experiences — and his fascination with the theories of such thinkers as Darwin, Spencer, and Marx — came the inspiration for novels of adventure that would make him one of America’s most popular writers.
The Call of the Wild, considered by many London's greatest novel, is a gripping tale of a heroic dog that, thrust into the brutal life of the Alaska Gold Rush, ultimately faces a choice between living in man’s world and returning to nature. Adventure and dog-story enthusiasts as well as students and devotees of American literature will find this classic work a thrilling, memorable reading experience.

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Aimee White
29th Oct 2024
"Delve into an adventure through the frosty hinterlands of Canada. Published in 1903, the story follows the life of a dog called Buck, who is torn away from domestic bliss to become a sledge dog in Yukon. Buck is frequently tested and forced to fight for his survival before eventually turning feral and retiring to the 'call of the wild'. Descriptions of this unforgiving wilderness are captivating and the author's time in Yukon is evident with every turn of the page."