I believe that as an adult I appreciated the book a lot more than if I was forced to read it as a teen. Not to knock down any teenage bibliophiles, but I believe that the vocabulary would have been a bit too much for me to handle at the time. There is some violence and cruelty in the book, but I believe the language is what would have done me in. I’m glad I avoided it because upon reading this classic story as an adult, I believe I would have hated it as a teen. I purposely avoided The Call of the Wild by Jack London as a teenager, the novel simply didn’t appeal to me. Publisher: Dover Publications Dover Thrift Editionīuy this book in paper or electronic format*.This is only one of many experiences concerning titles, wherein editors, booksellers, and publishers absolutely missed.” “I’ll be damned if that very muchly-rejected title didn’t become a phrase in the English language. Even though the publishers and editors didn’t like the title London stuck with it. Originally no one wanted to publish the book, however, Macmillan agreed to take a chance on the unknown writer and payed him $2,000 with no royalties.
The Call of the Wild by Jack London is a classic short story written in 1903.
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