《荒野的呼唤》和《白牙》是杰克·伦敦卓越的长篇杰作,也是杰克·伦敦的创作中一直颇受读者钟爱的两部。前者描写出生于富贵人家的大狗巴克被盗卖到北方的阿拉斯加,历经磨难,最后,留存在巴克身上的原始野性逐渐被唤醒,从而斩断与人类的纠葛,复归于荒野。《白牙》仿佛是前者的倒影,描写一只有一半狗性的狼白牙落入人的手中,主人用它斗狗赚钱,白牙在一次次的搏杀中泯灭了最后一丝温情,对整令人类产生了强烈的仇恨。后来,白牙在搏斗中几乎丧命,被新的主人收留,并在这位仁慈的主人的训练下逐渐克服野性,成为忠实的宠物。
两部作品虽以动物为题材,但其中却透露出作者所秉持的“弱肉强食、适者生存”的观念。早年,杰克·伦敦在加拿大克朗代克一带的淘金经历以及所见所闻为他日后的创作提供了丰富的素材,从而也使他的作品深处始终涌动着一股强悍、不屈的生命力。
Book I THE CALL OF THE WILD
CHAPTER I INTO THE PRIMITIVE
CHAPTER II THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG
CHAPTER Ill THE DOMINANT PRIMORDIAL BEAST
CHAPTER IV WHO HAS WON TO MASTERSHIP
CHAPTER V THE TOIL OF TRACE AND TRAIL
CHAPTER VI FOR THE LOVE OF A MAN
CHAPTER VII THE SOUNDING OF THE CALL
Book 2 WHITE FANG
PART I
CHAPTER I THE TRAIL OF THE MEAT
CHAPTER II THE SHE-WOLF
CHAPTER III THE HUNGER CRY
PART II
CHAPTER I THE BATTLE OF THE FANG
CHAPTER II THE LAIR
CHAPTER III THE GRAY CUB
CHAPTER IV THE WALL OF THE WORLD
CHAPTER V THE LAW OF MEAT
PART III
CHAPTER I THE MAKERS OF FIRE
CHAPTER II THE BONDAGE
CHAPTER III THE OUTCAST
CHAPTER IV THE TRAIL OF THE GODS
CHAPTER V THE COVENANT
CHAPTER VI THE FAMINE
PART IV
CHAPTER I THE ENEMY OF HIS KIND
CHAPTER lI THE MAD GOD
CHAPTER III THE REIGN OF HATE
CHAPTER IV THE CLINGING DEATH
CHAPTER V THE INDOMITABLE
CHAPTER VI THE LOVE-MASTER
PART V
CHAPTER 1 THE LONG TRAIL
CHAPTER II THE SOUTHLAND
CHAPTER III THE GOD'S DOMAIN
CHAPTER IV THE CALL OF KIND
CHAPTER V THE SLEEPING WOLF
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JACK LONDON (1876-1916) wasan American author who wrote TheCall of the Wild, White Fang, andThe Sea Wolf along with manyother popular books. A pioneer inthe then-burgeoning world ofcommercial magazine fiction, hewas one of the first Americans tomake a lucrative career exclusivelyfrom writing.
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Book I THE CALL OF THE WILD
CHAPTER I INTO THE PRIMITIVE
CHAPTER II THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG
CHAPTER Ill THE DOMINANT PRIMORDIAL BEAST
CHAPTER IV WHO HAS WON TO MASTERSHIP
CHAPTER V THE TOIL OF TRACE AND TRAIL
CHAPTER VI FOR THE LOVE OF A MAN
CHAPTER VII THE SOUNDING OF THE CALL
Book 2 WHITE FANG
PART I
CHAPTER I THE TRAIL OF THE MEAT
CHAPTER II THE SHE-WOLF
CHAPTER III THE HUNGER CRY
PART II
CHAPTER I THE BATTLE OF THE FANG
CHAPTER II THE LAIR
CHAPTER III THE GRAY CUB
CHAPTER IV THE WALL OF THE WORLD
CHAPTER V THE LAW OF MEAT
PART III
CHAPTER I THE MAKERS OF FIRE
CHAPTER II THE BONDAGE
CHAPTER III THE OUTCAST
CHAPTER IV THE TRAIL OF THE GODS
CHAPTER V THE COVENANT
CHAPTER VI THE FAMINE
PART IV
CHAPTER I THE ENEMY OF HIS KIND
CHAPTER lI THE MAD GOD
CHAPTER III THE REIGN OF HATE
CHAPTER IV THE CLINGING DEATH
CHAPTER V THE INDOMITABLE
CHAPTER VI THE LOVE-MASTER
PART V
CHAPTER 1 THE LONG TRAIL
CHAPTER II THE SOUTHLAND
CHAPTER III THE GOD'S DOMAIN
CHAPTER IV THE CALL OF KIND
CHAPTER V THE SLEEPING WOLF
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北极光在头顶发出寒冷灼目的光辉,繁星在霜空跳跃,冰雪封盖的大地已然麻木冻结……
野性的动物具备一种野性的耐性——如同生命自身一样顽强、不知疲倦、锲而不舍——驻守蛛网的蜘蛛,盘蜷的蛇,埋伏的豹子,都可以持续数小时一动不动。
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