The Call of the Wild
American novelist, 1876–1916.
The Call of the Wild is a 1903 novella by Jack London.
On 4 of the 14 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Jack London
- First published
- 1903
- Length
- 400 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Adventure
Is The Call of the Wild worth reading?
4 of the 14 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library) and The Great American Read (PBS).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 88 | See the list |
| The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer, 2015) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer, 2003) | Listed | See the list |
| The Great American Read (PBS, 2018) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Call of the Wild
The edition we link to is the OUP Oxford paperback (2009), 400 pages.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford (paperback, 2009)
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN
- 9780199538898
How critics and readers rate The Call of the Wild
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 26% of the points available on critics' lists, against 15% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Call of the Wild
If you liked The Call of the Wild, try The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
