num_pages: 161
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, Francois (The Call of the Wild), Perrault (The Call of the Wild), Buck, Spitz
genres: Fiction, Animals, Adventure, School, Young Adult, Literature, Classics, Novels, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 415334
places: The United States of America, Canada, Yukon Territory, Klondike, Yukon Territory, Alaska
publisher: HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON