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The Call of the Wild

by Jack London · first published 1903

The Call of the Wild is an adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. He becomes progressively more primitive and wild in the harsh environment, where he is forced to fight to survive and dominate other dogs.

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Original language:
English
Year page:
1903

Screen Adaptations

  1. · TV Series
  2. 1923 · Film
  3. 1935 · Film
  4. 1972 · Film
  5. 1976 · TV Film
  6. 1997 · TV Film
  7. 2009 · Film
  8. 2020 · Film

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