Jack London

The Call of the Wild By Jack London Amazon Classics Illustrated edition

In this classic American adventure, Jack London explores the laws of civilization and wilderness--and the pull of instinct--through the eyes of Buck, a half Saint Bernard, half Scottish shepherd. Stolen from his comfortable life in California, Buck is sold into service as a sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush, where returning to his primordial nature is the only way for him to survive.
London drew on his own experiences as a prospector in the Canadian wilderness, as well as the philosophies of Charles Darwin and Friedrich Nietzsche, for this enduring tale of survival.