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The Call of the Wild
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Jack London's classic tale, with four short stories. The Flame Tree Collectable Classics are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges.
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Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers, and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader.
The tale of Buck, abducted and mistreated, and his gradual adaptation to the wild is a much-heralded celebration of the power of instinct and the natural world. This edition includes four short stories: 'The Son of the Wolf', 'To the Man on the Trail', 'The Wisdom of the Trail', and 'An Odyssey of the North'.
The Call of the Wild is by Jack London (1876–1916), an American novelist and radical, who was an important early writer of adventure thrillers and science fiction, including The Iron Heel and White Fang.
Hardback, Deluxe edition, foiled and embossed, with gilded edges.
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The Call of the Wild by Jack London is celebrated for its vivid depiction of the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush. Readers praise its exploration of the primal instincts within the domesticated Buck, capturing themes of survival and transformation. The novel's rich narrative and profound insights into nature and humanity have earned it enduring acclaim.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781839649691
Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 17 May 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Flame Tree Publishing
Edition: New edition
Contributors:
- Contributions by Judith John
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 93.0mm
Height: 150.0mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist and radical, an important early writer of adventure thrillers and science fiction, including The Call of the Wild, The Iron Heel and White Fang. Judith John (glossary) is a writer and editor specializing in literature and history. She has worked as an editor on major educational projects, including English A: Literature for the Pearson International Baccalaureate series. Judith's major research interests include Romantic and Gothic literature, and Renaissance drama.
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