The Call of the Wild (version 4)
Jack London
Read by Phil Chenevert
The Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London published in 1903. The story is set in the Yukon during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rushโa period in which strong sled dogs were in high demand. The novel's central character is a dog named Buck, a domesticated dog living at a ranch in the Santa Clara Valley of California as the story opens. Stolen from his home and sold into service as sled dog in Alaska, he reverts to a wild state. Buck is forced to fight in order to dominate other dogs in a harsh climate. Eventually he sheds the veneer of civilization, relying on primordial instincts and learned experience to emerge as a leader in the wild. The terrible, never relenting work of pulling sleds in sub-freezing temperatures combined with little food and rest quickly killed any dog not extremely tough. It almost kills Buck but his fierce determination to survive finally brings him through. (3 hr 50 min)
Chapters
Chapter I. Into the Primitive | 26:32 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
Chapter II. The Law of Club and Fang | 24:46 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
Chapter III. The Dominant Primordial Beast | 37:54 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
Chapter IV. Who Has Won to Mastership | 22:51 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
Chapter V. The Toil of Trace and Trail | 38:21 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
Chapter VI. For the Love of a Man | 35:02 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
Chapter VII. The Sounding of the Call | 45:02 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
Reviews
I have read and listened to this more than once.
Vicki E-A
GREAT BOOK ๐๐๐
gizmo princess
This book is amazing!!! I have read it twelve times and I could still read it forever !!! I love this book!! Y’all are very lucky to have the privilege to be allowed to listen to this book!!! ๐๐๐๐
Great book.
Tim Hills
I had read this book 50 years ago in high school. The narrator did an excellent job.
Chenevert is a wonderful narrator!
Astrid H.
Such an interesting book! Who is superior? Man, or dog?
Excellent story and reader
Queripel Family
My 6 year old son loved this book.
Richard English
A powerful story & a great narrator.
great!
Mike
A classic. And very nicely read!
Read it if.....
animl love dogs
It's a great book, great description, but I can't understand why LibriVox doesn't have dog diaries!!!