{"product_id":"2940157820275","title":"The Call of the Wild (StoneHenge Classics)","description":"\"No other popular writer of his time did any better writing than you will find in Call of the Wild.\" \u003cbr\u003e--H.L. Menken \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If nothing else makes Mr. London's book popular, it ought to be rendered so by the complete way in which it will satisfy the love of dog fights apparently inherent in every man.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- The New York Times \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...untouched by bookishness... The making and the achievement of such a hero [Buck] constitute, not a pretty story at all, but a very powerful one.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- The Atlantic Monthly \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping, fast-paced tale of adventure, The Call of the Wild focuses on Buck, a pampered sheepdog stolen from a California ranch and endures a harrowing journey into the Yukon. He is sold to men who use dogs to pull sleds carrying mail to the gold prospectors in Alaska. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the course of this story, Buck tangles with other dogs, the forces of nature and packs of wolves. He must deal with human brutality and hardship but eventually claims his own nature as a wild creature after being cared for by a rough but kind man. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a riveting experience, written by a true master of literature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Publisher \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthors Jacob Nordby and Aaron Patterson founded Stonehenge Classics to restore timeless classics for the digital age and provide modern readers with new reasons to rediscover books that connect us to our past treasures of truth, beauty, and wisdom. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore Titles in the Stonehenge Classics Literature Series \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003edon Quixote – Miguel de Cervantes \u003cbr\u003ePeter Pan – J.M. Barrie \u003cbr\u003eTreasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson \u003cbr\u003eKidnapped – Robert Louis Stevenson \u003cbr\u003eThe Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas \u003cbr\u003eDracula – Bram Stoker \u003cbr\u003eA Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens \u003cbr\u003eThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow – Washington Irving \u003cbr\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll \u003cbr\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde \u003cbr\u003eThe War of the Worlds – H.G. Wells \u003cbr\u003eand many others...","brand":"StoneHenge Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157123776752,"sku":"2940157820275","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157820275_p0.jpg?v=1764103892","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157820275","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}