Jack London
The Call of the Wild - Unabridged with full Glossary, Historic Orientation, Character and Location Guide
(Classics Made Easy March 21, 2020)
This edition includes full glossary, orientation, character and location guides.
More specifically, this brilliantly compiled edition includes:
The Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London, first published in 1903. This thrilling adventure story is set in the Klondike Gold Rush of Alaska and the Yukon Territory, in the late 1890s. Dog sledding was the mode of transportation and strong sled dogs were in high demand. The novel’s main character, Buck, is half St. Bernard and half Scotch Shepherd dog. Raised as a domesticated dog on a ranch in southern California, Buck is stolen from his home and sold into the brutal existence of an Alaskan sled dog. Forced to survive in a foreign and uncaring environment, with tooth and claw being the only law. He must adjust and master his new life in the wild, by reverting to ancestral instincts.
Jack London’s classic book has been a historical fiction best seller year after year. Now, again in 2020, it was again adapted to film and hit the big screen in movie theaters, starring Harrison Ford.
This full and unabridged edition gives you the whole story and everything you need to love it, as millions have over the ages.
More specifically, this brilliantly compiled edition includes:
- GLOSSARY: A full glossary of over 150 words, including specialized dog sledding terms, slang and phrases from the time period which have all but been forgotten, and other hard-to-find or uncommon words.
- LOCATION GUIDE: An appendix alphabetically listing all locations mentioned in the story, giving detailed information on each.
- CHARACTER GUIDE: An appendix alphabetically listing every character in the story and where they first appeared.
- HISTORIC CONTEXT: An orientation to the story, giving you the historical background and key concepts you need to understand the context in which it was written.
- UNABRIDGED TEXT: The full and unabridged text of Jack London’s timeless classic, The Call of the Wild, typeset for easy reading.
- HOME SCHOOL: The Call of the Wild is on many required reading lists, and this edition is a perfect fit as part of your homeschooling materials.
- BONUS: A biographical article on Jack London.
The Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London, first published in 1903. This thrilling adventure story is set in the Klondike Gold Rush of Alaska and the Yukon Territory, in the late 1890s. Dog sledding was the mode of transportation and strong sled dogs were in high demand. The novel’s main character, Buck, is half St. Bernard and half Scotch Shepherd dog. Raised as a domesticated dog on a ranch in southern California, Buck is stolen from his home and sold into the brutal existence of an Alaskan sled dog. Forced to survive in a foreign and uncaring environment, with tooth and claw being the only law. He must adjust and master his new life in the wild, by reverting to ancestral instincts.
Jack London’s classic book has been a historical fiction best seller year after year. Now, again in 2020, it was again adapted to film and hit the big screen in movie theaters, starring Harrison Ford.
This full and unabridged edition gives you the whole story and everything you need to love it, as millions have over the ages.
- ISBN
- 1734704101 / 9781734704105
- Weight
- 9.0 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.3 in.
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