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1、OXFORDWORLD'SCLASSICSTHECALLOFTHEWILD,WHITEFANG,ANDOTHERSTORIESJACKLONDONisoneofthemostfascinatingfiguresinAmericanliteraryhistory:bornillegitimatein1876,rearedinpoverty,factory'workbeast'attheageof14,oysterpirateat15,able-bodiedsea-manat17,hoboandprisoninmateat18,'Boy
2、SocialistofOakland'at20,Klondikeargonautat21,professionalwriterat22,HearstjournalistandSocialistcandidateforOaklandmayorat25,world-famousauthorofTheCalloftheWildat27,warcorrespondentat28,PresidentoftheIntercollegiateSocialistSocietyat29,SnarkvoyagerthroughtheSouthSeasa
3、t31,modelrancherat35,self-mademillionaireat40.London'spersonalcareerwasmorefabulousthananyofhiscelebratedfictions.Yet,notwithstandingthespectacleofhispersonallife,itistheenduringqualityofhisliteraryworksthathasensuredLondon'spermanentplaceamongtheworld'sgreatauthors.Th
4、eCalloftheWildisAmerica'smostsolidclaimtothetitleof'GreatWorldNovel',morewidespreadinitsappealthanevensuchclassicsasMoby-DickandHuckleberryFinn,bothofwhicharesurelygreat'American'novels.ButLondon'sstoryaboutthemagnificentBuck'stransformationfromranchpettoGhostDogoftheN
5、orth-landhasstrucksomedeepmythicchordinreadersofallagesinallcountriesfromthetimeofitsfirstpublicationthreegenerationsago.Hisotherdogfictionshavelikewiseappealedtosomethingsub-liminalandperhapsprimordialinallofus.AndthoughLondonproducedmorethanfiftybooksonsubjectsrangin
6、gfromagronomyandastralprojectiontowarandwriting,noneofthesehascaughtourimaginationwithquitethesameforceashiscaninecreations.JackLondondiedfromastrokeandheartfailureon22November1916.EARLELABORisGeorgeA.WilsonProfessorofAmericanLitera-tureatCentenaryCollegeofLouisiana.He
7、hasproducedahalf-dozenbooksandmorethanfiftyessaysandreviewsonJackLondon.ROBERTC.LEITZ,III,isProfessorofEnglishatLouisianaStateUniversityinShreveport.InadditiontoTheLettersofJackLondon(withEarleLaborandI.MiloShepard),hehaseditedVolume3oftheSelectedLettersofWilliamDeanHo
8、wellsandhaspublishedwidelyinanumberofjournals.OXFORDWORLD'SCLASSICSForover100yearsOxfordWorld'sClassicshavebroughtrea
