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The Call of the Wild

By Jack London
Series: Flame Tree Collectable Classics
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The Call of the Wild by Jack London is a gripping tale set during the Klondike Gold Rush, following Buck, a domesticated dog stolen from his California home. Buck faces the harsh realities of the wilderness, transforming through adversity and tapping into his primal instincts. It's a story of survival, resilience, and the call of nature's untamed wilds.
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This classic adventure novel may appeal to you if you're drawn to tales of survival, transformation, and the raw power of nature. It follows the journey of a domesticated dog thrust into the wilds of the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, exploring themes of instinct, adaptability, and the struggle between civilisation and primal forces. Ideal for those who enjoy rich storytelling and the exploration of humanity's bond with the animal kingdom.

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The Call of the Wild

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.

Series: Flame Tree Collectable Classics

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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

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Fiction General Fiction Jack London Literary Fiction Series: Flame Tree Collectable Classics

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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