Published in 1903, Jack London’s The Call of the Wild follows Buck, a pampered Californian dog who is stolen from his home and thrust into the brutal world of the Klondike gold rush — forced to work as a sled dog in the frozen Yukon and ultimately responding to an instinctual pull toward the wild. London’s powerful narrative charts a primal journey from domesticity to wilderness with prose that is both stark and lyrical.
Short, vivid, and deeply felt, the novel is one of the most beloved adventure stories in American literature. Download this free EPUB from Better Gutenberg and hear the call with Buck.