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In the opening story, "By the Turtles of Tasman", Frederic Travers, a responsible man of high standing, gets a visit from his dying brother Tom, a globetrotting vagabond. It's a study in contrast between the two men, who each embody opposing aspects of London's character: the successful workaholic vs. the wandering adventurer. The writing is very mature and insightful, indicative of some of the more accomplished work of London's later career.

John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone, including science fiction. Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf.

A millennium sibling enmity among wealthy but bad-tempered California business owner and his idler elder brother, both widowers with evenly distinct 20 something daughters. The story includes: 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 Story; and The Turtles of Tasman. John Griffith "Jack" London born John Griffith Chaney was a U.S. author, journalist, and social activist. A forerunner in the earlier expanding world of industrial magazine fiction, he was among the first fiction novelists to acquire international celebrity and an enormous success through only his fiction, as well as science fiction. A few of his best known novels are The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both situated in the Klondike Gold Rush and the short tales To Build a Fire, An Odyssey of the North, and Love of Life. He also authored of the South Pacific in tales including The Pearls of Parlay and The Heathen, and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf. Jack joined the extremist literary group The Crowd in San Francisco and a devoted promoter of unionization, socialism, and the rights of laborers. He composed numerous formidable writings about these matters, like his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction depiction The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes. Jack London's mother, Flora Wellman, was the fifth and youngest child of Pennsylvania Canal builder Marshall Wellman and his first wife, Eleanor Garrett Jones. Marshall Wellman was derived from Thomas Wellman, one of the first Puritan settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Flora left Ohio and settled in the Pacific coast when her father re-wedded after the death of her mother. In San Francisco, Flora became a music instructor and spiritualist, asserting to channel the soul of a Sauk chief, Black Hawk.

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How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About The Turtles of Tasman by Jack London Turtles of the Tasman is a story by Jack London. John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone. He is best remembered as the author of The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf. London was a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers and wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes.