The Call of the Wild: A short adventure novel by Jack London (unabridged edition) Contributor(s): London, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 1646064968 ISBN-13: 9781646064960 Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Bears |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 530 |
Physical Information: 0.18" H x 5.06" W x 7.81" (0.18 lbs) 76 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London. The plot concerns a previously domesticated and even somewhat pampered dog named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series of events finds him serving as a sled dog in the treacherous, frigid Yukon during the days of the 19th century Klondike Gold Rushes. Published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is one of London's most-read books, and it is generally considered one of his best. Because the protagonist is a dog, it is sometimes classified as a juvenile novel, suitable for children, but it is dark in tone and contains numerous scenes of cruelty and violence. London followed the book in 1906 with White Fang, a companion novel with many similar plot elements and themes as The Call of the Wild, although following a mirror image plot in which a wild wolf becomes civilized by a mining expert from San Francisco named Weedon Scott. |