Project Gutenberg 2005-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 242 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith The Turtles of Tasman 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. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Taavi Kalju and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Turtles of Tasman" by Jack London is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the lives of Frederick Travers and his brother Tom, whose contrasting lifestyles highlight themes of order, responsibility, and the human experience. It captures the tension between Frederick's aim for respectability through hard work and Tom's more carefree, adventurous spirit that reflects a life full of untamed experiences. The opening of the story sets the stage for a reunion between the two brothers after many years apart. Frederick, a successful and austere businessman, is preparing to welcome Tom back home, who has returned with his daughter, Bronislawa. As Frederick navigates the complexities of family dynamics, he reflects on the differences between his disciplined life and Tom's flamboyant one. The stage is set for exploring their contrasting philosophies, as well as the turmoil Tom's presence brings to Frederick's structured world, introducing themes of familial bonds, resentment, and a search for meaning in their different choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 321109 2025-10-07T06:12:13.575009 text/html 327932 2020-12-12T01:11:00 text/html 252392 2025-10-07T06:12:18.059957 application/epub+zip 255653 2025-10-07T06:12:14.256974 application/epub+zip 193922 2025-10-07T06:12:13.907986 application/epub+zip 367533 2025-10-07T06:12:21.056947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344398 2025-10-07T06:12:17.562959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283060 2022-09-08T04:19:58.023383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304786 2025-10-07T06:12:13.001035 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 304690 2020-12-12T01:11:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 304684 2020-12-12T01:11:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20328 2025-10-07T06:12:21.198919 application/rdf+xml 24925 2025-10-07T06:12:13.990996 image/jpeg 3891 2025-10-07T06:12:13.949993 image/jpeg 117913 2020-12-12T01:11:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 238883 2020-12-12T01:11:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 117886 2020-12-12T01:11:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 239469 2025-10-07T06:12:13.607004 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia