The Call of the Wild (Classics Made Easy)

Only this CLASSICS MADE EASY™ edition includes a comprehensive 150-word glossary. Understand the dog sledding terms and slang from the period used throughout the story. This book also includes a biographical article on the author, historical context, and more!

This edition includes:

• GLOSSARY: A glossary of over 150 words, including dog sledding terms, slang and phrases from the time period which have all but been forgotten, and other hard-to-find or uncommon words.
• LOCATION GUIDE: An appendix alphabetically listing all locations mentioned in the story, with detailed information on each. 
• CHARACTER GUIDE: An appendix alphabetically listing every character in the story and where they first appeared.
• HISTORIC CONTEXT: An orientation to the story, which lays out the historic background and key concepts you need in order to understand the. context in which the book was written. 
• UNABRIDGED TEXT: The full and unabridged text of Jack London's timeless classic, The Call of the Wild, typeset for easy reading.
• SCHOOL: The Call of the Wild is on many required reading lists, and this edition is a perfect fit.
• BONUS: A biographical article on Jack London.

This thrilling adventure story is set in the Klondike Gold Rush of Alaska and the Yukon Territory, in the late 1890s. The novel’s main character, Buck, is half St. Bernard and half Scotch Shepherd dog. Forced to survive in a foreign and uncaring environment, with tooth and claw being the only law. He must adjust and master his new life in the wild, by reverting to his ancestral instincts.