Project Gutenberg 2012-04-15 Public domain in the USA. 237 Hopkins, William John 1863 1926 Hopkins, William J. The clammer and the submarine Produced by Bruce Albrecht, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Clammer and the Submarine" by William John Hopkins is a juvenile novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of World War I and centers around the life of Adam, a clam digger, and his interactions with his family, particularly his wife Eve and their children. The narrative reflects Adam's thoughts on war, peace, and the idyllic life he wishes to maintain despite the tumultuous times. The opening of the novel introduces Adam as he sits under a great pine tree, contemplating the beauty of his surroundings while simultaneously grappling with his thoughts on the war. His musings reveal a man caught between his peaceful domestic life and the distant yet looming presence of conflict. The serene setting hints at his simple, rural lifestyle, which is contrasted by the encroaching realities of the war and how it impacts even the most civilian of lives. The arrival of his wife Eve and their daughter Tidda further grounds Adam in familial concerns, as he reflects on the duties of fatherhood and the uncertainty of the times, framing their everyday life amid the backdrop of global conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39456/39456-h/images/coverpage.jpg Reading ease score: 91.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Fiction New England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 294088 2025-06-16T06:25:23.974479 text/html 299160 2012-04-15T11:42:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 326958 2012-04-15T11:42:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 349854 2025-06-16T06:25:28.934456 application/epub+zip 350491 2025-06-16T06:25:24.811505 application/epub+zip 179855 2025-06-16T06:25:24.376491 application/epub+zip 445893 2025-06-16T06:25:32.078446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413741 2025-06-16T06:25:28.464470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243543 2022-09-18T06:12:36.705212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259639 2025-06-16T06:25:23.377500 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259577 2012-04-15T11:42:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 97159 2012-04-15T11:42:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 259567 2012-04-15T11:42:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97138 2012-04-15T11:42:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20059 2025-06-16T06:25:32.236472 application/rdf+xml 21328 2025-06-16T06:25:24.476492 image/jpeg 2876 2025-06-16T06:25:24.425478 image/jpeg 326443 2025-06-16T06:25:24.006535 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