The Call of the Wild

5W Jack London. New York, 1931. 

Notes

The Call of the Wild, published in 1903 by Jack London, is a gripping adventure novel that follows Buck, a domesticated St. Bernard–Scotch Collie, who is stolen from his comfortable California home and sold into the brutal life of an Alaskan sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. As Buck endures harsh conditions, cruel masters, and the fierce laws of the wilderness, he gradually sheds his domesticated instincts and awakens to the primal call of his wild ancestry. The novel explores themes of survival, transformation, and the tension between civilization and nature, offering a powerful and poetic portrayal of an animal’s journey back to its essential self.

Description

Green cloth binding with blue lettering. Original jacket.