THE CALL OF THE SAVAGE – Jan of the Jungle & Jan in India (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Escapades of a Young Man Raised in Lab in Forests and Swamps of WildlifeBy Otis Adelbert Kline
Length12h 8m
About this audiobook
The Call of the Savage gathers Otis Adelbert Kline's two Jan narratives, Jan of the Jungle and Jan in India, into a continuous romance of feral identity, imperial adventure, and exotic peril. Written in the vigorous idiom of early twentieth-century pulp fiction, the books combine breathless pursuit, cliff-hanger plotting, melodramatic revelation, and a fascination with untamed landscapes. In literary context, Jan stands beside the era's jungle heroes, yet Kline gives the familiar "lost child of civilization" motif a distinctive rhythm of mystery, inheritance, and cultural displacement. Otis Adelbert Kline was an American writer, editor, and literary agent deeply embedded in the magazine culture that shaped popular fantasy and adventure between the wars. Associated with Weird Tales and remembered for planetary romances and jungle fiction, Kline wrote for readers eager for speed, danger, and imaginative escape. His interest in frontier spaces, whether Martian deserts or tropical forests, helps explain Jan's movement between savagery and civilization. This volume is recommended to readers of classic pulp adventure, especially those interested in the development of jungle romance after Burroughs. It offers not realism, but a revealing, energetic artifact of popular imagination.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, General Fiction
Length12 hrs 8 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 23, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE CALL OF THE SAVAGE – Jan of the Jungle & Jan in India (Annotated)
7JAN OF THE JUNGLE (pt. 3)
2Introduction
8JAN IN INDIA (pt. 1)
3Historical Context
9JAN IN INDIA (pt. 2)
4Synopsis (Selection)
10Analysis
5JAN OF THE JUNGLE (pt. 1)
11Reflection
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6JAN OF THE JUNGLE (pt. 2)
12Memorable Quotes
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