Product Description

This collection includes The Call of the Wild and its companion novel, White Fang, as well as all of Jack London's famous dog stories--"Batard," "Moon-Face," "Brown Wolf," "That Spot," and "To Build a Fire."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #273289 in Books
• Published on: 1998-08-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Review

"Very good edition with good added material--just what I have been looking for."--J.J. Benson, San Diego State University

About the Author
Jack London was born in a poor family and lived a very short life. He had a long list of jobs, writer and journalist were among them. Call of the Wild remains his most famous book. Earle Labor is at Centenary College of Louisiana. Robert C. Leitz is at Louisiana State University, Shreveport.

Customer Reviews

Jack London's Call of the Wild
great service, the book came quickly and in very good shape, the price was right. I trust Amazon to deal with good suppliers and I would use this book dealer again. I read this as a young girl and decided it was time to read again.

The Call of the Wild, White Fang
The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics) is a group of exciting adventure stories of dogs and life in Alaska. It has lots of action, and it is a well-known classic. I read it when I was younger, and I remembered enjoying it. So when we decided to go to Alaska this summer, I bought it to make my trip to London's cabin and museum more meaningful. I have not been disappointed.

Kill or Be Killed
One may not like Jack London as a person because of his strong socialist, and social darwinist, beliefs. But one can't deny his brilliance when it comes to his dog/wolf stories. "Call of the Wild", "White Fang", "Batard", and others are simply stunning. The brutalities of the wild, the slow transformations of the canine protagonists, the realism of humanity: it's all here, and they are what make these stories. I give this book an A+.