Jack London
The Call of the Wild and White Fang
Jack London
The Star Rover Illustrated
Jack London
12 Classic Books You Need to Read Before You Grow up. Illustrated: The Little Prince, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Peter Pan, The Secret Garden,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Pollyanna, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, A Christmas Carol, The Call of the Wild, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Velveteen Rabbit
James Matthew Barrie, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Mark Twain, Eleanor H. Porter, Jules Verne, Margery Williams, Charles Dickens, Jack London, Lyman Frank Baum, Lewis Carroll, Robert Louis Stevenson, Frances Hodgson Burnett
With an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Kelly, University of Reading.
The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories. Set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s, The Call of the Wild is about Buck, the magnificent cross-bred offspring of a St Bernard and a Scottish Collie. Stolen from his pampered life on a Californian estate and shipped to the Klondike to work as a sledge dog, he 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.
In contrast, White Fang relates the tale of a wolf born and bred in the wild which is civilised by the master he comes to trust and love. The brutal world of the Klondike miners and their dogs is brilliantly evoked and Jack London's rendering of the sentient life of Buck and White Fang as they confront their destiny is enthralling and convincing. The deeper resonance of these stories derives from the author's use of the myth of the hero who survives by strength and courage, a powerful myth that still appeals to our collective unconscious.
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The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories.
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The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are two classic American adventure novels depicting the evolution of two dogs in the wild. The novels are in fact mirror images of one another, as Call of the Wild depicts Buck's journey from domestic to wild dog, while White Fang recounts White Fang's transformation from wild beast to domestic companion. Both convey powerful themes of redemption and survival that continue to affect readers even today.
The Little Prince, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Peter Pan, The Secret Garden,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Pollyanna, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, A Christmas Carol, The Call of the Wild, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Velveteen Rabbit
