The Call of the Wild [electronic resource]
London, Jack2008
eAudioBook
Jack London's masterpiece describing the timeless bonds between man, dog, and wilderness Buck, half St. Bernard and half Scotch shepherd, is a bold-spirited dog living the good life in the Santa Clara Valley. But when a treacherous act of betrayal results in his kidnapping, he is stripped from his comfortable life on the California estate and thrust into the rugged terrain of the Yukon, where he is made a sled dog. Strong dogs are in high demand as the Klondike gold rush rages on, and Buck must battle the bitter cold and savage lawlessness of man and beast, striving to serve the man who shows him kindness. Can he rise to the challenges he faces and once again become the master of his realm?
Main title:
The Call of the Wild [electronic resource] / Jack London
Author:
London, Jack, AuthorLee, John, Narrator
Work:
Edition:
Unabridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Blackstone Publishing, 2008
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
Audience:
Reading grade level: 5-12
Biography/History:
Jack London (1876–1916) <span style="line-height: 1.2em;">was an American author, journalist, and
social activist. Before making a living at his writing, he spent time as an
oyster pirate, a sailor, a cannery worker, a gold miner, and a journalist. He
was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and
was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large
fortune from his fiction writing. He is best known for his novels The Call of the Wild<span style="line-height: 1.2em;"> and White Fang<span style="line-height: 1.2em;">, both set during the Klondike
gold rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire," "An Odyssey of the
North," and "Love of Life." He also
wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The
Heathen." He was a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the
rights of workers and wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics,
including The Iron Heel<span style="line-height: 1.2em;">, The People of the Abyss<span style="line-height: 1.2em;">, and The War of the Classes<span style="line-height: 1.2em;">.
ISBN:
9781481545549
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
376724