The Call of the Wild

By: Jack London
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  • The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London. The plot concerns a previously domesticated happy dog named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series of events leads to his serving as a sled dog in the Yukon during the 19th-century Klondike Gold Rush, in which sled dogs were bought at generous prices. Published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is London's most-read book, and it is generally considered his best, the masterpiece of his so-called "early period". 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 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.
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Episodes
  • The Call of the Wild : Chapter 7 - The Sounding of the Call

    The Call of the Wild : Chapter 7 - The Sounding of the Call
    Sep 8 2023
    40 mins
  • The Call of the Wild : Chapter 6 - For the Love of a Man

    The Call of the Wild : Chapter 6 - For the Love of a Man
    Sep 8 2023
    30 mins
  • The Call of the Wild : Chapter 5 - The Toil of Trace and Trail

    The Call of the Wild : Chapter 5 - The Toil of Trace and Trail
    Sep 8 2023
    35 mins

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