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"The Turtles of Tasman" is a 1916 novel by Jack London. John Griffith London (1876 - 1916), commonly known as Jack London, was an American journalist, social activist, and novelist. He was an early pioneer of commercial magazine fiction, becoming one of the first globally-famous... Read Full Overview

A collection of Jack London stories, including The Turtles of Tasman, The Eternity of Forms, Told in the Drooling Ward, The Hobo and the Fairy, The Prodigal Father, The First Poet, Finis, and The End of the Story.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional... Read Full Overview

For Frederick Travers hated ostentation. The machine that waited outside for him under the porte-coch re was sober black. It was the most expensive machine in the county, yet he did not care to flaunt its price or horse-power in a red flare across the landscape, which also was... Read Full Overview

For Frederick Travers hated ostentation. The machine that waited outside for him under the porte-coch re was sober black. It was the most expensive machine in the county, yet he did not care to flaunt its price or horse-power in a red flare across the landscape, which also was... Read Full Overview

Law, order, and restraint had carved Frederick Travers' face. It was the strong, firm face of one used to power and who had used power with wisdom and discretion. Clean living had made the healthy skin, and the lines graved in it were honest lines. Hard and devoted work had left... Read Full Overview

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Jack London (1876-1916), was an American author and a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction. He was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing. London was self-educated. He taught himself in the public library,... Read Full Overview

An eclectic collection, this book contains eight stories: - By the Turtles of Tasman- The Eternity of Forms- Told in the Drooling Ward- The Hobo and the Fairy- The Prodigal Father- The First Poet- Finis- The End of the StoryThis is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was... Read Full Overview

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The Turtles of Tasman by Jack London.The purpose of realizing this historical context is to approach the understanding of a historical epoch from the elements provided by the text. Hence the importance... Read Full Overview

For Frederick Travers hated ostentation. The machine that waited outside for him under the porte-coch re was sober black. It was the most expensive machine in the county, yet he did not care to flaunt its price or horse-power in a red flare across the landscape, which also was... Read Full Overview

A minor collection that includes the amazing "Told in the Drooling Ward."

Law, order, and restraint had carved Frederick Travers' face. It was the strong, firm face of one used to power and who had used power with wisdom and discretion. Clean living had made the healthy skin, and the lines graved in it were honest lines. Hard and devoted work had left... Read Full Overview