"e;The Call of the Wild"e; is writer Jack London's first novel and the enormous popularity of the book put London on the literary map and propelled him to worldwide fame. London spins the tale of a dog named Buck, a powerful St. Bernard mix, who lives a pampered life in California until he is stolen and sold into servitude as a sled dog in the frozen Yukon. Quickly adapting to his new surroundings, Buck survives a bitter rivalry with a fellow sled dog and becomes lead dog himself. But as he becomes more accustomed to life in the tundra, Buck begins to yearn for freedom and a life among his canine brethren in the wild. A breakthrough novel when it was first serialized in 1903, "e;The Call of the Wild"e; has become a literary classic and has been adapted to the screen numerous times. It is presented here in its original and unabridged format.