Jack London

The Call of the Wild (eBook, ePUB)

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The Call of the Wild tells the story of the magnificent dog, Buck, who's loyalty is tested by cruel men in search of gold in the Klondike. Brutally treated, Buck finds the blood of his wolf ancestors rising within him and breaks free to roam the Alaskan wilderness as leader of a pack instead of as a pawn in his owner's ruthless mission.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781451685428
• Artikelnr.: 41206524

Autorenporträt

Jack London (1876–1916) was a prolific American novelist and short story writer. His most notable works include White Fang, The Call of the Wild, and The Sea-Wolf. He was born in San Francisco, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
INTRODUCTION
BÂTARD
THE CALL OF THE WILD1. Into the Primitive
2. The Law of Club and Fang
3. The Dominant Primordial Beast
4. Who Has Won to Mastership
5. The Toil of Trace and Trail
6. For the Love of a Man
7. The Sounding of the Call
BIOGRAPHICAL BACKGROUND
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
LITERARY ALLUSIONS AND NOTES
CRITICAL EXCERPTS
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING