The Call of the Wild and White Fang - (Vintage Children's Classics) by Jack London (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A thrilling tale of Buck's fight for survival and rise to become leader of the pack, presented here with companion novel <i>White Fang</i>. <br> Buck does not read the newspapers. If he had, he'd have known that for good strong dogs like himself trouble is brewing. Man has found gold and because of that Buck is kidnapped and dragged away from his sunny home to become a sledge dog in the harsh and freezing North. With strength, imagination and cunning on his side Buck must fight for survival. But will he ever trust Man again? <p/> This book also includes <i>White Fang</i>, a story about a wild young cub, part dog and part wolf.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>- "I can't celebrate the romantic ideas or the killing of savages in this book. But I can say I'm fascinated by it and that I find it worth going back to. It's a story which has gained its own life and will probably be with us for as long as we're reading books." --David Vann, <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>JACK LONDON was born in 1876 in San Francisco, California. His parents weren't married and he grew up with a foster mother. Growing up in a working class family, London had a tough childhood. Desperate to escape a life of hard labour and make his way by writing, London managed to scrape together enough money to go to the University of California. However, financial difficulties forced him to leave before he graduated. On July 12, 1897, aged 21, London and his sister's husband sailed to join the Klondike Gold Rush. This time in the Northlands damaged his health and like so many other men who were malnourished in the goldfields, London developed scurvy. His gums became swollen and he lost his four front teeth. Inspired by his experiences during the gold rush, London went on to write stories which would make him a worldwide celebrity and a rich man. His most popular story, <i>The Call of the Wild, </i>was published in 1903 and was an instant bestseller. It was followed by<i> White Fang </i>in 1906. London was one of the first authors to make a fortune through his writing.
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