The Call of the Wild
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Jack London became one of, and perhaps the most successful writer of the turn of the 20th century. Fifty-one of his books, innumerous articles and short stories were published, and in addition, materials from his letters and personal journals were published posthumously. The best known of these books is The Call of the Wild. It was published as a serialized story on the Saturday Evening Post from June 20 to July 18, 1903.Children's LiteratureWith an introduction by Gary Paulsen, noted author of young people's stories, this Aladdin Classic edition joins 20 others of similar stature as must-reads for any age. The combination of man and dog against the elements of the then untamed North and the anything-goes adventurous nature of Buck, the protagonist, makes for exciting reading. London, the author, draws on his turn of the century experiences during the Goldrush in Alaska. The important element of the dogs in the life and survival of those adventurers brings an exciting element to the story. Dogs were as important as people, and London is at his best in describing this relationship through thick and thin. There is a reading group guide included for classroom use, but the story is a good one for reading aloud within the family, too. 2003 (orig. 1903),
About This SeriesIntroduction1A Note on the Text11Pt. 1The Call of the Wild13Pt. 2Jack London, "Batard"79Pt. 3Letters of Jack London93To Anna Strunsky, Jan. 21, 190095To Houghton Mifflin Company, Jan. 31, 190097To Cloudesley Johns, Jan. 6, 190299To George P. Brett, March 10, 1903101To George P. Brett, March 25, 1903102To Anna Strunsky, Oct. 13, 1904103To George P. Brett, Dec. 5, 1904104To C. F. Lowrie, Jan. 13, 1911105To Ralph Kasper, June 25, 1914106Pt. 4The Cultural Context of The Call of the Wild: Jack London's Klondike107"Gold Creek and Gold Town"109"Jack the Giant St. Bernard"127Pt. 5Selected Early Reviews133"A Reader's Report for The Call of the Wild"135Anonymous Review136"Jack London's Book The Call of the Wild: It Is More Than a Rattling Good Dog Story - It Is an Allegory of Human Struggles and Aspirations"140"Reviews: The Call of the Wild"142"A Review of The Call of the Wild" by Jack London146"Books New and Old"147"Jack London's One Great Contribution to American Literature"148"To the Editor of the Independent"150Pt. 6Critical Essays 1966-1996153"The Romantic Necessity in Literary Naturalism: Jack London"155"Jack London's Mondo Cane: The Call of the Wild and White Fang"158"Jack London's Naturalism: The Example of The Call of the Wild"170"The Call of the Wild": Parental Metaphor"181"A Romantic Novel"185"The Doppelganger and the Naturalist Self: The Call of the Wild"190"'Congested Mails': Buck and Jack's 'Call'"213Works Cited245For Further Reading253
