THE CALL OF THE WILD and Selected Stories (Signet Classics, CD20)
by London, Jack; (Franklin Walker, Foreword)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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New York, NY: Signet/New American Library, 1960. Printing of 1962 . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/NEW, showing faint margin discoloration. Softcover/VG w/light edge & surface wear. Anthology of short stories from "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, 1876 - 1916). In addition to Call of the Wild, the 5 other tales are: 1, Diable - A Dog; 2, An Odyssey of the North; 3, To the Man on Trail; 4, To Build a Fire; and 5, Love of Life. Lead story, Call of the Wild is set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as was White Fang. Depiction of individualistic struggles, primitive violence & brutal social behavior of both men & animals. The story of how Buck, a huge, 4 year-old half-Saint Bernard & half-Scottish shepherd dog, living a life of ease in CA's Santa Clara Valley is transported to the wild open North, survives hardships & ultimately joins a pack of wolves, and, as legend has it, sires a new breed of wild dogs.
Synopsis
Jack London (1876–1916) published an enormous number of stories and novels, including The Call of the Wild , White Fang , and Martin Eden .
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- Title
- THE CALL OF THE WILD and Selected Stories (Signet Classics, CD20)
- Author
- London, Jack; (Franklin Walker, Foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Printing of 1962
- Publisher
- Signet/New American Library
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Novel/Fiction/Canine/Dog/Klondike Gold Rush/Northern California
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