I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.

Jack London

Read By the Turtles of Tasman at Project Gutenberg

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Topic

Living life to the fullest Jumping in Living in fear Fear

Speaker

Polly

Author

Jack London

Source

The Turtles of Tasman

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1916 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 2

Citation

London, Jack. The Turtles of Tasman. Macmillan, 1916.

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
1916 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

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