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Call of the Wild and White Fang by Jack London and Lionel Kelly (1997, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWordsworth Editions, The Limited

ISBN-101853260266

ISBN-139781853260261

eBay Product ID (ePID)12412

Product Key Features

Book TitleCall of the Wild and White Fang

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Literary, Historical, Action & Adventure

Publication Year1997

GenreFiction

AuthorJack London, Lionel Kelly

Book SeriesWordsworth Collection

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight5.7 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Number of Volumes1 vol.

SynopsisWith an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Kelly, University of Reading. The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories. Set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s, The Call of the Wild is about Buck, the magnificent cross-bred offspring of a St Bernard and a Scottish Collie. Stolen from his pampered life on a Californian estate and shipped to the Klondike to work as a sledge dog, he triumphs over his circumstances and becomes the leader of a wolf pack. The story records the 'decivilisation' of Buck as he answers 'the call of the wild', an inherent memory of primeval origins to which he instinctively responds. In contrast, White Fang relates the tale of a wolf born and bred in the wild which is civilised by the master he comes to trust and love. The brutal world of the Klondike miners and their dogs is brilliantly evoked and Jack London's rendering of the sentient life of Buck and White Fang as they confront their destiny is enthralling and convincing. The deeper resonance of these stories derives from the author's use of the myth of the hero who survives by strength and courage, a powerful myth that still appeals to our collective unconscious.