A 2008 Audie Award Finalist for Best Classics Narration
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
Jack London’s adventurous nature, intuitive feeling for animal life, and superb storytelling skills give his tales a striking vitality and force. Thrilling action and a sense of justice
characterize the classic stories in this collection.
White Fang
In the desolate, frozen wilds of northwest Canada, a lone wolf fights the heroic daily fight for life in the wild. But after he is captured and cruelly abused by men, he becomes a force of pure
rage. Only one man sees inside the killer to his intelligence and nobility. But can his kindness touch White Fang?
The Call of the Wild
A bold-spirited dog named Buck is stripped from his comfortable life on a California estate and thrust into the rugged terrain of the Klondike. There he is made a sled dog and battles to become his
team’s leader, as well as the devoted servant of John Thornton, a man who shows him kindness amid the savage lawlessness of man and beast.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Lee’s commanding presence is perfectly suited for these classic tales of the Klondike, in which animals fight for survival against all odds. The stories are legendary, and Lee is certainly aware of this. He gives London’s work the utmost respect and admiration in his reading while making each story his own through his captivating performance. As he brings every word to life, his enunciation is clear and his tone impassioned. He transports listeners to the desolate North, casting them out into the wild to fend for themselves. Simply stunning. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” —AudioFile
“A big story in sober English, and with thorough art in the construction; a wonderfully perfect bit of work; a work that will be heard of long. The dog’s adventures are as exciting as any man’s exploits could be, and Mr. London’s workmanship is wholly satisfying.” —New York Sun on The Call of the Wild
“A thrilling story of adventure…stirring indeed…and it touches a cord of tenderness that is all too rare in Mr. London’s work.” —Chicago Record Herald on White Fang
Jack London (1876–1916) was an American author, journalist, and social activist. Before making a living at his writing, he spent time as
an oyster pirate, a sailor, a cannery worker, a gold miner, and a journalist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers
to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction writing. He is best known for his novels The Call of the Wildand White
Fang, both set during the Klondike gold rush, as well as the short stories “To Build a Fire,” “An Odyssey of the North,” and “Love of Life.” He also
wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as “The Pearls of Parlay” and “The Heathen.” He was a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers and wrote several powerful
works dealing with these topics, including The Iron Heel, The People of the Abyss, and The War of the
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