- Paperback: 110 pages
- Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press; New edition edition (Jun 15 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0806129204
- ISBN-13: 978-0806129204
- Product Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.6 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 290 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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From Library Journal
This low-priced edition of London's 1903 classic offers good value for the money. It is not only illustrated and annotated, but it also includes a bibliography, a chronology of events, and a scholarly introduction by editor Dyer. A real bargain for the price.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The Call of the Wild, by Jack London, is one of America’s best-known novels. Currently published in more than twenty separate editions in English alone, this novel about the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896 to 1899 has been continuously in print since it first appeared in 1903.
Many editions of The Call of the Wild have distorted the original text: the violence is modified, the language is sanitized, and the punctuation and spelling are modernized. This new edition duplicates the original, which London himself edited and approved.
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Buck realizes his potential,
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This review is from: The Call of the Wild: Annotated and Illustrated (Paperback)
Gold was found in Alaska, the rush to obtain it required a strong constitution and many dogs to do the work that horses usually did in the states. The environment bread harsh attitudes. Also in the testing of ones mettle one finds their true potential.Buck (a dog that is half St Bernard and half Shepherd) goes through many lives, trials, and tribulations finally realizing his potential. On the way he learns many concepts from surprise, to deceit, and cunning; he also learns loyalty, devotion, and love. As he is growing he feels the call of the wild. This book is well written. There is not a wasted word or thought and the story while building on its self has purpose and direction. The descriptions may be a tad graphic for the squeamish and a tad sentimental for the romantic. You see the world through Buck's eyes and understand it through his perspective until you also feel the call of the wild.
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THIS is the edition to get,
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This review is from: The Call of the Wild: Annotated and Illustrated (Paperback)
If you just want a copy of _The Call of the Wild_, to give to a friend, say, this is the one to get. The elegant Library of America edition of "London: Novels and Stories" has three complete novels _The Call of the Wild_, _White Fang_, _The Sea-Wolf_, and a very well chosen selection of stories. It's great. Viking's _The Portable Jack London_, is cheap and excellent; it's edited by Earle Labor, has _The Call of the Wild_, and an excellent selection of short stories, nonfiction, and letters. If you want copies of _The Call of the Wild_ to give to LOTS of friends, the Dover Thrift Edition is just a buck. But if you want _just_ The Call of the Wild, this edition is nice enough to give as a gift, is clear and legible, and has just the right amount of pictures and annotations. Not a scholarly work, but every time you get to one of those places where you have a question--where was Dyea? What was the "Chinese lottery?" Could a dog really pull a thousand pound sled? there's Dyer with the answer. If you're interested in Jack London, take a look at the alt.books.jack-london Internet discussion group--see "about me" for details. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
SUCH A FABULOUS TREASURE,
By Anne Salazar "inveterate reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Call of the Wild: Annotated and Illustrated (Paperback)
The Call of the Wild is such a classic that it's hard to believe anyone hasn't read it -- adult, child, everyone should read this delightful book! Sometimes it's hard to read about animals who are mistreated, but there is a higher purpose to the mistreatment in this book, and for the most part everyone gets his just due.This edition is fine. Lots of information as other reviewers have noted, but I would not call it an illustrated book. Where are the illustrations? There are maps and old photographs, but no illustrations as such. I wish there was an illustrated edition of this book such as the Templar edition of Jack London's White Fang (2008, illustrated by Helen Ward, ISBN 978-1-84011-984-8), such a beautiful book, one to keep and eventually pass on to another book lover. But the bottom line is: any edition of The Call of the Wild (in it's original language) is a delight. |
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