The Call of the Wild, Jack London
The Call of the Wild, Jack London
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The Call of the Wild

Author: Jack London

Narrator: Roger Dressler

Unabridged: 5 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/03/2015

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

Featured title on PBS's The Great American Read in 2018One of the most powerful and triumphant stories ever told about a proud and admirable dogThe Call of the Wild, written in 1903, brought Jack London to the world's attention. It is the story of Buck, part St. Bernard and part Scotch shepherd dog, who shows the strengths of both breeds when he is stolen and sold off as a sled dog in the Yukon during the gold rush. It is a heartfelt story that appeals to both children and adults.This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.

About Jack London

Jack London (1876-1916) was an American writer who produced two hundred short stories, more than four hundred nonfiction pieces, twenty novels, and three full-length plays in less than two decades. His best-known works include The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf, and White Fang.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Troy on April 23, 2022

This review focuses only on White Fang. It feels like it took me about a hundred years to read this book. Part of this might have been the opening set piece — “The Trail of the Meat” — which sent my brain into immediate overload with its sheer brilliance. Up until a somewhat dopey deus ex machina of......more

Goodreads review by Carlos on February 19, 2025

Eu li o livro no seu original inglês e adorei a experiência. Recomendo fortemente essa escolha. Este livro é uma coletânea de contos e novelas curtas pelo escritor Norte-Americano Jack London. Não vou escrever um biografia aqui mas para dar uma ideia sobre o tipo de pessoas e a sua personalidade bast......more

Goodreads review by Paul on July 30, 2023

4.4/5: driving character development Jack London writes like you're watching a nature documentary: real, zero anthropomorphic tendencies, just straight-up action. The stuff Buck and White Fang go through (along with even minor characters, like the fantastic first part of White Fang) are so well writ......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on November 02, 2024

Okay this is gonna be a lot because there’s four separate stories in this one book but basically The Call of the Wild and White Fang were both very engaging stories about dogs and the changes go through over their lives. The stories, acting as antitheses of each other, illustrate how equally easy it......more

Goodreads review by Ani on April 11, 2023

I don't exactly like the book, and my main issue with it is the random slurs that pop up in sentences that don't even need them. And for specific ratings for each story, I didn't like Call of the Wild, kind of became tedious and I didn't know what a character was (like a dog or a human) and how char......more