Jack London
When you discover the The Call of the Wild for the first time, you will want to read White Fang soon after. Adventure into the Yukon, witness the transformation of a domesticated pet into a sled dog in The Call of the Wild, and read about how White Fang, self-exiled from humanity because of past abuse, is tamed by the care of one man.
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The Call of the Wild This is Jack London’s most-read book, the story of a dog named Buck who is kidnapped from his domestic life and taken to the Klondike Gold Rush, where he learns to pull a dog sled and begins to hear the call of the wild. |
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White Fang The companion novel to London’s The Call of the Wild. Told from the point of view of the title character, a wolf-dog, it is a struggle for survival in the brutal Yukon. Born of a wolf father and a wolf-dog mother, White Fang learns very early how to survive in the brutal wilderness. His punishing experiences with humans make him a wary, ferocious, and lonely creature—until one man intervenes to save his life. |
When you discover the The Call of the Wild for the first time, you will want to read White Fang soon after. Adventure into the Yukon, witness the transformation of a domesticated pet into a sled dog in The Call of the Wild, and read about how White Fang, self-exiled from humanity because of past abuse, is tamed by the care of one man.
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 Birthplace: San Francisco, California |
Jack London Jack London (1876-1916) was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone. His best-known works are The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf and White Fang, all available as World Classics in Large Print. |
The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea-Wolf |