Life is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley, where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day a treacherous act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forced into a life of toil and danger. Dragged away to be a sledge dog in the harsh and freezing cold Yukon, Buck must fight for his survivial. Can he rise above his enemies and become the master of his realm once again?
Set during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, London’s story is a tale of survival and a return to primitivism. The setting is allegorical. The southern lands represent the soft materialistic world, while the northern lands symbolize a world beyond civilization and are inherently competitive. A masterpiece of literature.
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