The Call of the Wild (version 4)


Read by Phil Chenevert

(4.8 stars; 87 reviews)

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 Rushโ€”a 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.


(5 stars)

GREAT BOOK ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜œ


(5 stars)

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!!! ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜

Great book.


(5 stars)

I had read this book 50 years ago in high school. The narrator did an excellent job.

Chenevert is a wonderful narrator!


(5 stars)

Such an interesting book! Who is superior? Man, or dog?

Excellent story and reader


(5 stars)

My 6 year old son loved this book.


(5 stars)

A powerful story & a great narrator.

great!


(4.5 stars)

A classic. And very nicely read!

Read it if.....


(4.5 stars)

It's a great book, great description, but I can't understand why LibriVox doesn't have dog diaries!!!