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: Buck, Perrault (The Call of the Wild), Spitz, John Thornton, Francois (The Call of the Wild)
genres: Historical Fiction, Young Adult, School, Animals, Classics, Childrens, Novels, Fiction, Literature, Adventure
ratings_count: 415535
places: Klondike, Yukon Territory, Alaska, The United States of America, Canada, Yukon Territory
publisher: Penton Overseas Inc