Call of the Wild (Version 3), The by Jack London (1876 - 1916)

by LibriVox

Buck is living a happy life in California until he is sold to pay a gambling debt. Taken to the Klondike to become a sled dog, Buck must toughen up and learn the harsher rules of survival in the North. One of the first of these is how to deal with being harnessed in the same team as a dog that wants to kill him.

Large, strong and smart, Buck toughens to his new life. But even the toughest dog can be worn down by constant work, and after 3,000 miles of pulling sleds, Buck nears the end of his rope.

Cast away as no longer useful, Buck is acquired by greenhorns whose inexperience nearly kills him, but after being saved by John Thornton, he at last finds a man he can love.

Then on a remote gold-hunting expedition, Buck hears a call emanating from the woods and speaking to the wild heart of his distant ancestors. The lure of it almost balances the great love he bears for Thornton, but events take him away from his old life... and into legend. (summary by Mark F. Smith)

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  • skinnpuppy
    Mark Smith!
    Mark Smith is far and away the best Librivox narrator! I could listen to just about anything he would read. More Mark Smith please!!
  • RIP/KURT
    Great book
    Mark Smith does an excellent job, as always. His reading of Huckleberry Finn was equally good.
  • Elisa siegmann
    the call of the wild version 3
    Mark Smith does a very excellent job, because he reads the WHOLE book! Looked at the ones where you pay money to get, and the reviews were not good. Mark Smith, keep up the great work sir!
  • lil_miss-boss
    Librivox is a wonderful group and Mark Smith is a soothing voice
    Mark Smith is a treasure for Librivox, his recording are clear and his pronunciation and cadence are perfection. I could not get through the other audiobook recordings of this story, but Mr. Smith made this book a very enjoyable and moving experience for me. I use audiobooks to help me sleep, but when I get frustrated with incompetent readers or random snippets of annoying music I find I am too riled up to drift off to sleep. Mark Smith is a treasure and I hope he reads more books for Librivox in the future.
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