# Cal Galbraith — The Son of the Wolf character guide

> Cal Galbraith in The Son of the Wolf by Jack London.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Cal Galbraith

**First appearance:** 0004-to-the-man-on-trail

## Who they are

The Circle City King whose fortune buys him anything but self-restraint, and whose cruelty to his Native wife sets the Northland's rough justice in motion.

## Relationships

### [Madeline](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_the_wolf_se/characters/madeline)

_family_

Cal Galbraith is Madeline's father, a protective and authoritative figure in her life.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_the_wolf_se/chapters/i)

Marries Madeline, becomes restless during the gold rush, and abandons his family in Dawson.

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_the_wolf_se/chapters/ii)

Madeline's husband, the Circle City King, who visits the cabin and later departs, unaware of the plot.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_the_wolf_se/chapters/iii)

The Circle City King, dances with the 'Russian Princess' and is baffled by her identity; later humiliated when his wife Madeline is revealed as the 'Princess.'

## Links

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