num_pages: 120
description: First published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is regarded as Jack London's masterpiece. Based on London's experiences as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness and his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, The Call of the Wild is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the fight for survival in the frozen Alaskan Klondike.
language: English
title: The Call of the Wild
titlecomplete: The Call of the Wild
characters: John Thornton, Perrault (The Call of the Wild), Francois (The Call of the Wild), Buck, Spitz
genres: Classics, Adventure, Childrens, Young Adult, Novels, School, Animals, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 415368
places: Klondike, Yukon Territory, Alaska, The United States of America, Yukon Territory, Canada
publisher: Wildside Press