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, John Thornton, Perrault (The Call of the Wild), Spitz, Francois (The Call of the Wild)
genres: Fiction, Classics, Novels, Young Adult, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Animals, Literature, Adventure, School
ratings_count: 415320
places: Alaska, Canada, Yukon Territory, Klondike, Yukon Territory, The United States of America
publisher: Tantor Media