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The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories collects some of Jack London's most profound and moving allegorical tales. This Penguin Classics edition is edited by Andrew Sinclair with an introduction by James Dickey.The Call of the Wild, London's masterpiece about a dog learning to survive in the wilderness, sees pampered pet Buck snatched from his home and set to work as a sled-dog. White Fang, set in the frozen tundra and boreal forests of Canada's Yukon territory, is the story of a wolf-dog struggling to survive in a human society every bit as violent as the natural world. This volume of Jack London's famed stories of the North also includes 'Batard', in which an abused dog takes revenge on his owner; and 'Love of Life', in which an injured prospector, abandoned by his partner, must struggle home alone through the wilderness, stalked by a lone wolf.In his introduction, James Dickey probes London's strong personal and literary identification with the wolf-dog as a symbol and totem. Andrew Sinclair, London's official biographer and the volume's editor, provides a brief account of London's life as a sailor, desperado, socialist, adventurer and acclaimed author.Jack London (1876-1916) was born John Griffith Chaney in San Francisco, California. By the age of sixteen he had left school, worked in a canning factory, spent time as an oyster pirate and been a member of the Fish Patrol in the San Francisco Bay. In 1893 he joined a sealing cruise, which took him as far abroad as Japan. In 1896 he was caught up in the gold rush to the Klondike river in north-west Canada, which became the inspiration for The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906).If you enjoyed The Call of the Wild, you might like Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, also available in Penguin Classics.

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JACK LONDON (1876-1916) empieza aescribir poesía en mayo de 1897, a los veintiún años de edad. Desde entonces, el proceso lírico, mediante versos sueltos, estrofas y poemas completos, estará presente a lo largo y ancho de su carrera como novelista, ensayista y autor de relato corto. El London más ambiciosamente poético lo encontramos entre 1897 y 1899, cuando a los veintitrés años de edad, ya ha compuesto y publicado la mayoría de sus poemas. La incursión de London en la poesía no es fortuita, sino fruto de una decisión personal, como apuesta profesional, cuando, en mayo de 1897, compone el poema Effusion, que inicia su corta aunque vibrante carrera poética. En la poesía de London se advierten la diversidad y disparidad de asuntos nacidos del plano más íntimo y existencial de un joven poeta que aspira a hacer de la poesía la herramienta literaria y vocacional con la que convertirse en una figura crucial del promisorio ideal socialista de fin de siècle, puesto que London es consciente d

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"El talón de hierro" está llamada a ser la primera novela distópica de carácter político de la literatura en lengua inglesa y, posiblemente, una de las primeras distopías literarias contemporáneas de la literatura universal. Tiene todos los ingredientes de la distopía moderna que será continuada por autores como Zamiátin, Huxley, Sinclair Lewis, Orwell, Bradbury o Burguess.

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In Call of the Wild, Buck lives as a pampered house dog in California. He eats well, sleeps when he wants, and is treated with affection by his owners—that is, until he is abducted by thieves and pressed into service as a sled dog for the Klondike Gold Rush. Mistreated by a succession of abusive owners, Buck comes to realize that the key to survival is channeling the instinctive wildness of his heritage, hitherto buried deep beneath the veneer of civilized life.White Fang tells the story of prospector Weedon Scott and White Fang, the dog he rescues from a cruel dog-fighter. Though the wolf-dog pup at first seems savage beyond rehabilitation, Scott's kind ministrations and earnest friendship eventually open the dog’s heart to an acceptance of domestication. Written in the first decade of the twentieth century, Call of the Wild and White Fang are landmark tales of adventure that put Jack London’s writing career on the map. They are also the work of a writer with an exquisite understanding of the dynamic between civilization and savagery.

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Set in the freezing wastelands of the northern wilds, Jack London's majestic adventure tale is a moving story of cruelty and redemptionThe wolf-dog White Fang, born in the biting cold and aching silence of the Yukon, grows up to learn the harsh laws of nature, and must struggle to survive in a human society every bit as violent and savage as the natural world until he is offered the chance to trust, and to change.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Deep in the forest a call was sounding, and . . . he felt compelled to turn his back upon the fire, and to plunge into the forest.’ Half St. Bernard, half sheepdog, Buck is stolen away from his comfortable life as a pet in California and sold to dog traders. He soon finds himself aboard a ship, on its way to Northern Canada. Surrounded by cruelty, Buck’s natural instincts and behaviour begin to emerge as he works as a mail carrying sled dog, scavenging for food, protecting himself against other dogs and sleeping out in the cold snow. Sold to a group of American gold hunters who are inexperienced living in the wilderness, the dogs are treated badly and as misfortune besets them, Buck is saved by John Thornton. Indebted to his new master, Buck remains by Thornton’s side, saving him from drowning and protecting him with fierce loyalty throughout their time together. However, Buck can not deny the strong lure of the wilderness around him. Exciting and action-packed, Call of the Wild explores the timeless relationship between man and dog, and the inevitable draw of primitive instincts that pull Buck away from civilization and humanity towards the lawless and harsh wilderness.

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El vagabundo de las estrellas es la obra más sorprendente y enigmática de Jack London. En ella nos ofrece uno de sus temas más queridos: la lucha del hombre por la supervivencia física y mental. Escrito en primera persona por Darrell Standing, profesor universitario encarcelado por el homicidio de otro catedrático, describe sus últimos tres días de vida antes de su ejecución.Durante este breve e intensísimo período, Darrell experimenta numerosas pequeñas muertes consiguiendo que su mente, abandonando momentáneamente el cuerpo, visite lugares remotos en el espacio y en el tiempo donde se reencarna en distintos personajes. A través de estos viajes , Darrell comprende el misterio de la vida y la absurdidad de la pena de muerte.

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Packaged in handsome, affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is a new series of essential literary works. It features literary phenomena with influence and themes so great that, after their publication, they changed literature forever. From the musings of literary geniuses like Mark Twain in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to the striking personal narrative of Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our history through the words of the exceptional few.Jack London’s The Call of the Wild and White Fang are both adventure stories featuring animal protagonists—a sled dog named Buck and the appropriately named White Fang. Partially told from the perspective of the dogs, these stories gave London the opportunity to explore and predict how animals perceive our world. Buck was Judge Miller’s pet and lived happily in Santa Clara Valley, California. Until one day, when he’s kidnapped by the gardener’s assistant and sold to traders. Eventually he ends up in the Klondike region of Canada, where he is trained to become a sled dog. After he witnesses a fellow sled dog killed by a pack of huskies, Buck starts to shed his domesticated habits and embrace his primordial instincts in order to survive.White Fang, in a similar vein, tells the tale of another canine—a young gray wolf cub who is the strongest of his litter. As he grows, White Fang begins to understand the nature of the wilderness—that it is survival of the fittest: “The aim of life was meat. Life itself was meat. Life lived on life. There were the eaters and the eaten. The law was: EAT OR BE EATEN.” After wandering into an Indian camp, losing his mother, being severely beaten, and being forced into dog-fighting, his life is forever changed as he struggles to find his place in the animal kingdom.In these classic novels, London explores the remarkable relationship between man and beast.

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The Call Of The Wild is the  story of Buck, a dog stolen from his home and thrust  into the merciless life of the Arctic north to  endure hardship, bitter cold, and the savage  lawlessness of man and beast. White Fang  is the adventure of an animal -- part dog, part  wolf --turned vicious by cruel abuse, then  transformed by the patience and affection of one man.  Jack London's superb ability as a storyteller and  his uncanny understanding of animal and human  natures give these tales a striking vitality and  power, and have earned him a reputation as a  distinguished American writer.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Fear urged him to go back, but growth drove him on…‘ Set in the frozen forests of the Yukon Territory, Canada, during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, ‘White Fang’ tells the story of a young wolf-dog’s journey from the wild into human territory. As White Fang learns that civilisation is every bit as vicious and violent as nature – and that survival is only awarded to the fittest – we too see how instinct, sensation and emotion drive every one of us. Published in 1906 to wide and instant acclaim, this is a remarkable and moving look at the timeless relationship between man and dog.

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Ambientada en la vida agreste y salvaje de una frontera que trasciende su mero carácter físico para convertirse en una encarnación del conflicto entre la naturaleza y el ser humano alienado de ella, ?Colmillo Blanco? es una de las obras más célebres de Jack London (1872-1916). Reverso casi simétrico de ?La llamada de la naturaleza? ?publicada también en esta colección?, en la historia del perro salvaje que, significativamente, se degrada en su contacto con el hombre, hallamos en efecto, matizadas por la belleza de los grandes escenarios naturales y una remota esperanza de redención, las inquietudes que rigen toda la obra del autor estadounidense: el choque entre civilización y naturaleza, la perpetua pugna entre el bien y el mal, la supervivencia del más fuerte, el determinismo genético, la selección natural.

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Tanto La llamada de lo salvaje como Finis, el cuento que completa este volumen, tienen en común el espacio en que se desarrolla la acción: la zona ártica próxima al río Yukón, donde se encontraron los yacimientos que dieron lugar a la ?fiebre del oro?. Buck, el perro vigoroso que ha caído en manos de los buscadores de oro, demuestra con la devoción hacia su amo que los perros pueden ser más humanos que el hombre. Muerto su amo, seguirá la llamada del instinto, de la naturaleza ancestral y salvaje, para unirse a su hermano el lobo.

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He must master or be mastered; while to show mercy was a weakness.'Buck, a wealthy judge's dog, leads a quiet life until he is kidnapped, sold and taken to the freezing north.

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