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The Call of the Wild by Jack London. The Call of the Wild is a short adventure vel by Jack London published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the vel is a dog named Buck. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. He becomes progressively feral in the harsh environment, where he is forced to fight to survive and dominates other dogs. By the end, he sheds the veneer of civilization, and relies on primordial instinct and learned experience to emerge as a leader in the wild. London spent almost a year in the Yukon collecting material for the book. The story was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post in the summer of 1903 and was published a month later in book form. The book's great popularity and success made a reputation for London; much of its appeal derives from its simplicity as a tale of survival. As early as 1923, the story was adapted to film, and it has since seen several more cinematic adaptations.Product Identifiers
PublisherCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN-10153495161x
ISBN-139781534951617
eBay Product ID (ePID)226580727
Product Key Features
AuthorJack London
FormatTrade Paperback (Us) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound, Paperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicAnthologies
Additional Product Features
Content NoteBlack & White Illustrations
Date of Publication27/06/2016
Country of PublicationUnited States