The Call of the Wild

"The Call of the Wild" is a novel by American writer Jack London. The plot concerns a previously domesticated dog named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series of events leads to his serving as a sled dog in the Yukon during the 19th-century Klondike Gold Rush, in which sled dogs were bought at generous prices.

Published in 1903, "The Call of the Wild" is London's most-read book, and it is generally considered his best, the masterpiece of his so-called "early period".