London Jack. The Call of the Wild

Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT, SAT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, and AP English Test Preparation.Into the Primitive"Old longings nomadic leap,
Chafing at custom's chain;
Again from its brumal sleep
Wakens the ferine strain."Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was
brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide- water dog, strong of muscle
and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego. Because men,
groping in the Arctic darkness, had found a yellow metal, and because
steamship and transportation companies were booming the find, thousands of
men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted dogs, and the dogs
they wanted were heavy dogs, with strong muscles by which to toil, and furry
coats to protect them from the frost.
Buck lived at a big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley. Judge Miller's
place, it was called. It stood back from the road, half hidden among the trees,
through which glimpses could be caught of the wide cool veranda that ran
around its four sides. The house was approached by gravelled driveways which