Jack London, White Fang

Susan Gatti (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
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Jack London published

White Fang

in 1906. By that time, the author was firmly established as a productive, popular literary figure. Previous bestsellers, like

The Call of the Wild

(1903) and

The Sea Wolf

(1905), had secured London’s reputation as a writer of best-selling adventure fiction, and London was well on his way to attaining million-dollar status as a professional writer. But, between 1905 and 1910, London’s political and philosophical interests were driving him toward more politically-focused literary productions. In this mid-career phase, London channeled his socialist convictions into such texts as

The Road

(1907),

The Iron Heel

(1908), and

Martin Eden

(1909).

Some critics scored London for resorting to old “survival of the fittest” formulas (81). But, for London, White

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Citation: Gatti, Susan. "White Fang". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 05 April 2012 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=8770, accessed 19 March 2024.]

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