Tracking Song and The Call of the Wild

Daniel D Jones · 13 Jun 2007, 23:18 · from 2007-June.txt.gz

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From: ddjones at riddlemaster.org (Daniel D Jones)
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:18:10 -0400
Subject: (urth) Tracking Song and The Call of the Wild
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On Wednesday 13 June 2007 19:06, Matthew Groves wrote:
> Matthew King noted:
> >This resembles the arc of _White Fang_ more than _Call of the Wild_.
>
> Yes, _White Fang_ is there too, I imagine, although I haven't read it, so
> someone else will have to draw those connections.  Someone on the old urth
> list speculated that the Wiggikki's hunt of Nashhwonk was based on a
> passage in WF depicting a moose hunt.

I've never read either CotW or WF.  London has long been on my list of authors 
to Get Around To Someday.  This thread inspired me order a collected works 
which includes both stories.  I plan to read both of them, then re-read 
_Tracking Song_.  I'll post any observations I have when I'm done.

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