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  • The Call of the Wild (AmazonClassics Edition)

  • By: Jack London
  • Narrated by: Roger Dressler
  • Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (265 ratings)

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The Call of the Wild (AmazonClassics Edition)

By: Jack London
Narrated by: Roger Dressler
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Publisher's summary

Featured title on PBS's The Great American Read in 2018

In this classic American adventure, Jack London explores the laws of civilization and wilderness - and the pull of instinct - through the eyes of Buck, a half Saint Bernard, half Scottish shepherd. London drew on his own experiences as a prospector in the Canadian wilderness, as well as the philosophies of Charles Darwin and Friedrich Nietzsche, for this enduring tale of survival.

Revised edition: Previously published as The Call of the Wild, this edition of The Call of the Wild (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

Public Domain (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Fantastic classic with great narration!

A truly great classic, brought to life by a skilled narrator! could not stop listening and finished it in just a few hours longer than the length of the book. (I was so rudely interrupted by my doctors appointment).

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So glad I read this!

A story through the eyes of a dog that becomes in tune with his inner wild calling. It describes heartache, pain, love, courage and finding and becoming your true self. I cried many times during this story. If you are a dog lover than this is a must read!!!

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best intelligence read

Interesting dogs point of view.Well written. Great thinking read. Will test your vocabulary knowledge.

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First time reading this book

I can honestly say I cried. Several times. The cruelty, the passion, and the sheer animosity of this book were overwhelming, but it was a journey. It’s such an amazing story about how life will beat you down and make you strong, and the light of hope at the end has brought me to tears once again. It’s everything I could want in a book and then some.

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GREAT!!

This title is so well known, a household name even, and I think I probably have read it before many years ago, but am not even sure(!) because none of it sounds familiar! I’ve had it in my Kindle Unlimited Library for awhile and, for some reason, have been hesitant to listen to it. Because I guess I didn’t realize what an enormously terrific book it truly is. Wow! Great narrator too, by the way. I simply enjoyed everything about this relatively short but very powerful and captivating story.

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Wow, never saw it coming!!

If you are dog lover, beware...this book will make you want to jump back in time and take care of some problems Buck had to face.

This would be awesome book for a day of travels. You can share it with your kids! NO BAD LANGUAGE...NONE...NO SEXUAL CONTENT!

Truly enjoyable adventure with Buck and his roommates!

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Wonderful writing and narration

This is the story of a wonderful dog who was passed from hand to hand. It is heart wrenching to listen to the cruelty of man, yet the spirit of this brave dog overcame every challenge.

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Great narrator

Roger Dressler is exactly the kind of person you want to narrate this story with his deep gravelly voice!

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Classic

I am 73, and have not read this in more than sixty years. it is still the classic story. The story from a dog's version......feelings, caring, protection, and desires, makes one adhere to the dog and his adventures. Loved it, again!

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Great read.

Loved it. The vice have way to life of the story. Enjoy the book as I did.

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