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   John Thornton, the Scottish prospector who becomes Buck's final owner, represents London's idealized vision of the noble wilderness man and selfless companionship.

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   London wrote The Call of the Wild in under a month, producing the story rapidly after returning from the Klondike.

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   Buck, the canine protagonist of The Call of the Wild, is a Saint Bernard-Scotch Collie mix weighing 140 pounds.

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   Set in the Yukon during the late 1890s, The Call of the Wild draws on London's own experiences prospecting during the Klondike Gold Rush.

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   Published in 1903, The Call of the Wild was serialized in The Saturday Evening Post before appearing as a novel.

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   Jack London's The Call of the Wild follows Buck, a domesticated dog who is stolen and sold into service as a sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush.

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