This large print edition of The Call of the Wild is based on the unabridged 1903 edition with the original illustrations by Philip R.Goodwin and Charles Livingston Bull.The Call of the Wild is a novel by American author Jack London (1876–1916). Set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890's Klondike Gold Rush, The Call of the Wild tells the story of a heroic dog named Buck, and his fight to survive in a harsh environment.