"The Call of the Wild" by Jack London is an adventure novel published in 1903. Buck, a powerful dog living comfortably in California, is stolen and sold into service as a sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. Thrust into the brutal Yukon wilderness, he must fight to survive among other dogs and harsh masters. As Buck endures the unforgiving environment, he grows increasingly primitive, shedding his domesticated life and answering an ancient instinct that pulls him toward something wild and primal. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | London, Jack, 1876-1916 |
|---|---|
| Title | The call of the wild |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Call_of_the_Wild |
| Credits | Ryan, Kirstin, Linda and Rick Trapp and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Animal welfare -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 215 |
| Release Date | Jul 2, 2008 |
| Last Update | Aug 4, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 37178 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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