First published in 1903 The Call Of The Wild is one of the masterpieces of American novelist and short story writer jack london (1876-1916). It is the story of a dog named Buck stolen from his home and family in the frozen Alaskan Klondike. Learning the fight for survival in a wild life Buck bocomes a feared leader thanks to his intelligence and curage. Wrongly considered simply a children's novel this story evokes the harsh and frozen Yukon during the Gold Rush.