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THE CALL OF THE WILD
By JACK LONDON
Author of “The Children of the Frost,” etc.
With Illustrations in Color by PHILIP R. GOODWIN and CHARLES
LIVINGSTON BULL
Decorated by CHARLES EDWARD HOOPER
Cloth 12 mo $1.50
“A tale that is literature...the unity of its plan and the firmness of its execution are equally remarkable...a story that grips the reader deeply. It is art, it is literature.... It stands apart, far apart...with so much skill, so much reasonableness, so much convincing logic.” —New York Mail and Express.
“Jack London is one of the very few younger writers who are making enviable records for themselves.... The literary quality and virile strength of his stories increase...for the present at least he is without a rival.... His latest volume is his best in the picturesque and imaginative quality of the born story-teller.... The book is a series of remarkable pictures...but above all it is a picture of dog life that in its wonderful imaginative quality stands quite alone...possesses an originality and a sort of virile poetry...altogether a most exceptional book.” —New York Commercial Advertiser.
“A big story in sober English, and with thorough art in the construction...a wonderfully perfect bit of work...a book that will be heard of. The dog adventures are as exciting as any man's exploits could be, and Mr. London's workmanship is wholly satisfying.” —The New York Sun.
“The story is one that will stir the blood of every lover of a life in its closest relation to nature. Whoever loves the open or adventure for its own sake will find `The Call of the Wild' a most fascinating book.” —The Brooklyn Eagle.
“Even the most listless reader will be stirred by the virile force of the story, the strong, sweeping strokes with which the pictures of the northern wilds and the life therein are painted by the narrator, and the insight given into the soul of the primitive in nature.... More than that, it is one of the very best stories of the year, and one that will not be forgotten.” —The Plain Dealer, Cleveland.
“A marvellously interesting story...a story that must command interest and admiration.... London has achieved a triumph in this story in the fullest sense of the word. It is written in masterly fashion. There are whole pages that thrill like poetry, whole passages that glow with splendid truth.” —Louisville Times.
“In the first paragraphs of this superb story the reader's interest is irresistibly aroused and attention is held enchained to the end;...here is excitement to stir the blood, here is picturesque color to transport the reader to primitive scenes,... and here is excellence of literary workmanship deserving of unreserved praise.” —The Press, Philadelphia.
“In no one of his former stories of life...has he given promise of the splendid and original genius he has displayed in `The Call of the Wild.'... Great books are the simplest...humanity answers the deep cry of this tale. A great undercurrent is carried below the surface of the story, a force old as the world, the cry of the younger world.” —The Louisville Courier-Journal.
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