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: In the desolate, frozen wilds of northwest Canada, White Fang, a part dog, part wolf cub soon finds himself the sole survivor of a litter of five. In his lonely world, he soon learned to follow the harsh law of the North- kill or be killed. But nothing in his young life prepared him for the cruelty of the bully Beauty Smith, who buys White Fang from his Indian master and turns him into a vicious killer- a pit dog forced to fight for money. Will White Fang ever know the kindness of a gentle master or will he die a fierce deadly killer? A classic detailing the savagery of life in the wilds. Its central character .is a ferocious and magnificent creature, through whose experiences feel the harsh rhythms and patterns of wilderness life among animals and men. : Buck, a sturdy crossbreed canine (half St. Bernard, half Shepard), is a dog born to luxury and raised in a sheltered Californian home. But then he is kidnapped and sold to be a sled dog in the harsh and frozen Yu- kon Territory. Passed from master to master, Buck embarks on an extraordina- ry journey, proving his unbreakable spirit…. White First published in 1903, "The Call of the Wild" is regarded as 's masterpiece. Based on London's experiences as a gold prospector in the Cana- fang and the calll of the dian wilderness and his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, "The Call of the Wild" is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the fight for survival in wild the frozen Alaskan Klondike. by Jack London John Griffith "Jack " London (born John Griffith Chaney , January 12, 1876 – March the 25th at 6:30 pm November 22, 1916) was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortu- Hosted by Ruth Cory ne from his fiction alone. Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang , both set in the , as well as the short stories " ", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf .

London was a passionate advocate of unionization, , and the rights of CLUB READING ENGLISH workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel , his non-fiction exposé , and The War of the Classes .

White Fang: In the desolate, frozen wilds of northwest Canada, White Fang, a part dog, part wolf cub soon finds himself the sole survivor of a litter of five. In his lonely world, he soon learned to follow the harsh law of the North- kill or be

killed. But nothing in his young life prepared him for the cruelty of the bully Beauty Smith, who buys White Fang from his Indian master and turns him into a vicious killer- a pit dog forced to fight for money. Will White Fang ever know the kindness of a gentle master or will he die a fierce deadly killer? A classic adventure novel detailing the savagery of life in the northern wilds. Its central character is a ferocious and magnificent creature, through whose experiences we feel the harsh rhythms and patterns of wilderness life among animals and men. The Call of the Wild: Buck, a sturdy crossbreed canine (half St. Bernard, half Shepard), is a dog born to luxury and raised in a sheltered Californian home. But then he is kidnapped and sold to be a sled dog in the harsh and frozen Yu- kon Territory. Passed from master to master, Buck embarks on an extraordina- ry journey, proving his unbreakable spirit…. White First published in 1903, "The Call of the Wild" is regarded as Jack London's fang and the calll of the masterpiece. Based on London's experiences as a gold prospector in the Ca- nadian wilderness and his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, wild "The Call of the Wild" is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the fight for survival in the frozen Alaskan Klondike. by Jack London John Griffith "Jack " London (born John Griffith Chaney , January 12, 1876 March the 25th at 6:30 pm – November 22, 1916) was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large Hosted by Ruth Cory fortune from his fiction alone. Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang , both set in the Klondike Gold Rush , as well as the short stories " To Build a Fire ", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf . London was a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism , and the rights of CLUB READING ENGLISH workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel , his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss , and The War of the Classes .