内容简介
Presentedtogetherinonevolume,thesearetwoofthegreatestandmostpopularanimalstorieseverwritten.Eventodesignatethemas"animalstories"seemstoundervaluethem,becausethesetremendousworksaresomuchmorethanmerechildren'stales,althoughtheyareadmittedlystillgreatlylovedbytheyoung.PennedbyJackLondonatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,thefirst,TheCalloftheWild,tellsthestoryofBuck,adomesticdogwhoiskidnappedfromhishomeinCaliforniaandforcedtopullsledsintheArcticwastes.Inthesecond,WhiteFang,across-breedthatisthree-quarterswolfandonequarterdog,enduresconsiderablesufferingintheArcticbeforebeingtamedbyawhiteAmericanandtakentoliveinCalifornia.ThetwonarrativesareremarkableforthevividnessoftheirdescriptionsandthesuccesswithwhichLondonimagineslifefromanonhumanperspective.
作者简介
JackLondonwasborninSanFranciscoin1876,thesonofanunmarriedspiritualist,FloraWellmann,wholaterwedJohnLondon,aCivilWarveteran.MuchofJack'schildhoodwasspentindelinquency,andafterseveraltemporaryitinerantjobs,hetookpartintheKlondikeGoldRushin1897.Eventhoughthetripwasnotasuccess,hedrewonhisexperiencestowritepowerfulstories.Oneofthese,TheCalloftheWild,broughthimfameasanauthor,althoughheremainedfinanciallyinsecurefortherestofhislife.Hediedin1916leavingbehindanarrayofbooksonanastonishingrangeofsubjects.