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May 22, 2024 · The Call of the Wild, novel by Jack London, published serially by The Saturday Evening Post in 1903 and then as a single-volume book by Macmillan & Co. the same year. It is often considered to be his masterpiece and is the most widely read of all his publications.
May 27, 2024 · Jack London's The Call of the Wild is a literary masterpiece that has captivated readers for over a century, and for good reason. This gripping tale of a domesticated dog's transformation into a fierce, primordial creature is a powerful exploration of the duality of human nature and the primal forces that lie dormant within us all.
May 23, 2024 · Jack London’s “The Call of the Wild” is an exhilarating tale set during the Klondike Gold Rush, where the demand for robust sled dogs leads Buck, a domestica...
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2 days ago · Purely as an adventure story, The Call of the Wild is a success, the kind of book that older kids as well as adults could appreciate. There’s a lot of action, a lot of suspense; it’s hard not to get caught up in Buck’s harrowing adventures and to root for him to prevail. But what’s interesting about this theme of a domesticated animal ...
5 days ago · Jack London, American novelist and short-story writer whose best-known works—among them The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906)—depict elemental struggles for survival. During the 20th century he was one of the most extensively translated of American authors.
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- Jack London's first book, The Son of the Wolf: Tales of the Far North (1900), was a collection of short stories that he had previously published in...
- Jack London wrote and published steadily, completing some 50 books of fiction and nonfiction in 17 years, and became the highest-paid writer in the...
- The short story "To Build a Fire" (1908) was set in the Klondike and is a masterly depiction of humankind’s inability to overcome nature. It was re...
- The autobiographical novels of Jack London are Martin Eden (1909), The Road (1907), and John Barleycorn (1913).
- The Call of the Wild is often considered to be Jack London's masterpiece and is the most widely read of all his publications. The story follows Buc...
3 days ago · London's most famous novels are The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea-Wolf, The Iron Heel, and Martin Eden. [112] In a letter dated December 27, 1901, London's Macmillan publisher George Platt Brett, Sr., said "he believed Jack's fiction represented 'the very best kind of work' done in America."
May 23, 2024 · Get the Full Audiobook for Free: https://amzn.to/3y30qzj "The Call of the Wild" is Jack London's novel about Buck, a domesticated dog who is abducted and forced into the brutal...
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