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The Call of the Wild

London, Jack
A domesticated dog is stolen and thrust into the brutal life of an Alaskan sled dog.

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Written in a month, loved for over a century — The Call of the Wild is the book that made Jack London famous and has never stopped haunting readers.

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The Call of the Wild
London, Jack · Chapter I: Into the Primitive
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“Old longings nomadic leap, Chafing at custom’s chain; Again from its brumal sleep Wakens the ferine strain.” Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of…

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  1. Table of ContentsContents
  2. Chapter I: Into the PrimitiveFree
  3. Chapter II: The Law of Club and FangFree
  4. Chapter III: The Dominant Primordial BeastFree
  5. Chapter IV: Who Has Won to MastershipFree
  6. Chapter V: The Toil of Trace and TrailFree
  7. Chapter VI: For the Love of a ManFree
  8. Chapter VII: The Sounding of the CallFree

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