The Call of the Wild & White Fang (Vintage Classics)

The exquisite, thrilling tale of Buck's fight for survival and rise to become leader of the pack, presented here with companion novel White Fang Buck is the pampered offspring of a St. Bernard and a shepherd dog. When men find gold in the Yukon Buck's comfortable life in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley comes to an end. Kidnapped and dragged away to be a sledge dog in the harsh and freezing North, Buck must fight for survival. London's most famous work draws from his experiences as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness as well as his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence.