Adventure! Drama! Danger! Loyalty! Stolen from a life of luxury and taken to work in the frozen north as a sledge dog, Buck faces a harsh fight for survival. But as his primal instincts reawaken, how long can he resist the call of the wild? Oxford Children's Classics present not only the original and unabridged story of The Call of the Wild but also help you to discover a whole world of new adventures with an amazing assortment of recommendations and activities.
This book features in the following series: Call Of the Wild, Oxford Children's Classics, Oxford Childrens Classics .
There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by Oxford University Press .
Jack London (1876-1916) was a journalist, as well as a prolific and best-selling novelist, best known for his novels The Call of the Wild and White Fang.
This book contains the following story:
Call of the Wild
Stolen from his pampered life on a Californian estate and shipped to the Klondike to work as a sledge dog, Buck triumphs over his circumstances and becomes the leader of a wolf pack. The story records the 'decivilisation' of Buck as he answers 'the call of the wild', an inherent memory of primeval origins to which he instinctively responds.
This book features the following characters:
John Thornton
This book features the character John Thornton.
Spitz
This book features the character Spitz.
Buck
This book features the character Buck.