num_pages: 172
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, Francois (The Call of the Wild), John Thornton, Perrault (The Call of the Wild), Spitz
genres: Literature, Childrens, Animals, Young Adult, Novels, Adventure, Fiction, Classics, School, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 415508
places: Alaska, Klondike, Yukon Territory, The United States of America, Yukon Territory, Canada
publisher: Scholastic