The Call of the Wild

About this Book

The Call of the Wild by Jack London, first published in 1903, is an adventure novel set during the Klondike Gold Rush. It follows Buck, a domesticated dog who is stolen from his comfortable home and sold as a sled dog in the Yukon. As Buck struggles to survive the brutal wilderness, he gradually sheds his tame instincts and embraces his primal, wild nature, ultimately answering the "call of the wild."