The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
The Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London, serialised in The Saturday Evening Post and published as a book by Macmillan in July 1903; Heinemann issued the first UK edition that year. Buck, a pampered California dog, is stolen and sold as a sled dog in the Klondike.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Macmillan, 1903
- First published
- Macmillan, 1903
- First UK edition
- William Heinemann, 1903
The first edition of The Call of the Wild by Jack London was published in New York by Macmillan in 1903. We track 2 editions.
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First edition
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- The Call of the Wild film, 1923
- The Call of the Wild film, 1935
- The Call of the Wild film, 1972
- The Call of the Wild television film, 1976
- Call of the Wild television film, 1993
- The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon television film, 1997
- Call of the Wild film, 2009
- The Call of the Wild film, 2020
- Call of the Wild television series
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Canada, Yukon, Alaska, United States, Klondike River
- Genre
- adventure fiction
Read next
- Followed by
- California
In print
- Editions recorded
- 1700 on Open Library, 1442 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 48 languages
- Free to read
- Project Gutenberg (out of copyright in the US)
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of The Call of the Wild?
The first edition of The Call of the Wild by Jack London was published in New York by Macmillan in 1903.
How many editions of The Call of the Wild are there?
We track 2 editions of The Call of the Wild, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has The Call of the Wild been adapted?
Yes, including Call of the Wild (television series), The Call of the Wild (film, 2020), Call of the Wild (film, 2009), according to Wikidata.
What should I read after The Call of the Wild?
In order, it is followed by California, according to Wikidata.
Can I read The Call of the Wild for free?
Yes: the text is out of copyright in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg. Collectors still pay for the first edition, which is the physical object, not the words.
Where these facts come from
- The Call of the Wild, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Jack London, The Call of the Wild, first UK edition, Maggs Bros (store.maggs.com)
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