R. M. Ballantyne
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(Excerpt): "Our hero soon discovered that the sergeant was an old campaigner, having been out in Egypt at the beginning of the war, and fought at the famous battle of Tel-el-Kebir. In his grave and undemonstrative way and quiet voice, this man related some of his experiences, so as not only to gain the attention of his companion in arms, but to fascinate all who chanced to be within earshot of him-not the least interested among whom, of course, was...
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Snowflakes and Sunbeams is a children's novel by R. M. Ballantyne. It tells the story of two boys, one from Scotland and one from Canada, who become friends after they are shipwrecked together on an island in the Arctic Ocean. The novel is notable for its detailed descriptions of life in the Arctic, as well as its moral messages about courage, friendship, and loyalty.
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Excerpt: "Early on a summer morning, about the beginning of the nineteenth century, two fishermen of Forfarshire wended their way to the shore, launched their boat, and put off to sea. One of the men was tall and ill favored, the other, short and well-favored. Both were square-built, powerful fellows, like most men of the class to which they belonged. It was about that calm hour of the morning, which precedes sunrise, when most living creatures are...
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Story of Captain James Cook of the British Navy and his explorations of the South Seas including Tahiti around 1760. Ballantype called some of the islands the Cannibal Islands due to reports of cannibalism. This short book contains some discussions of things like breadfruit, and how it was prepared. Captain Cook's arrival was to essentially to stone age societies, that did not have iron or copper or brass or the other industrial metals. Theft was...
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This book is just what it says it is, an account of the life and adventures of R. M. Ballantyne, as written by himself; there's some short stories in the back too. I would highly recommend this book, especially if you've read any of his books and are curious about the man who wrote them. It's humorous and full of adventure.
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This is the story of the hard life of a trapper in Canada in the early 1800s. Charlie Kennedy lives in the Canadian arctic colony known as the Red River Settlement with Indians, Scotsmen, and French-Canadian settlers. His father, an old fur trader, hopes to convince his son to become a clerk by recounting the dangers of the trapper's life, but the stories only inspire the boy more to explore the vast Canadian wilderness.
89) Fort Desolation
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Fort Desolation' is an adventure novel for juveniles written by R. M. Ballantyne. It revolves around a young man named John-more familiarly known as Jack-who was as romantic as his name was the reverse. To look at him you would have supposed that he was the most ordinary of common-place men, but if you had known him, as we did, you would have discovered that there was a deep, silent, but ever-flowing river of enthusiasm, energy, fervor-in a word,...
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Excerpt: "Mr. John Sudberry was a successful London merchant. He was also a fat little man. Moreover, he was a sturdy little man, wore spectacles, and had a smooth baldhead, over which, at the time we introduce him to the reader, fifty summers had passed, with their corresponding autumns, winters, and springs. The passage of so many seasons over him appeared to have exercised a polishing influence on the merchant, for Mr. Sudberry's cranium shone...
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The stores, in order to relieve the strain on the ship, were removed to Store Island, and snugly housed under the tent erected there, and then a thick bank of snow was heaped up round it. After this was accomplished, all the boats were hauled up beside the tent, and covered with snow, except the two quarter-boats, which were left hanging at the davits all winter. When the thermometer fell below zero, it was found that the vapors below, and the breath...
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The Cannibal Islands is a novel by R. M. Ballantyne that tells the story of a group of sailors who are stranded on a desert island and must fend for themselves against the island's inhabitants, who are cannibals. The novel is notable for its suspenseful plot and for its vivid descriptions of the island's flora and fauna.
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"Over the Rocky Mountains" is a children's adventure novel by Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne, first published in 1869. Set in the American Old West, this rip-roaring adventure will appeal to both adults and children alike and is not to be missed by collectors of classic Western fiction.
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Table of Contents:
The Coral Island
Snowflakes and Sunbeams (The Young Fur Traders)
Ungava
Martin Rattler
The Dog Crusoe and his Master
The World of Ice
The Gorilla Hunters
The Golden Dream
The Red Eric
Away in the Wilderness
Fighting the Whales
The Wild Man of the West
Fast in the Ice
Gascoyne
The Lifeboat
Chasing the Sun
Freaks on the Fells
The Lighthouse
Fighting The Flames
Silver Lake
Deep Down
Shifting Winds
Hunting the Lions
Over the Rocky Mountains
Saved...
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"The Buffalo Runners: A Tale of the Red River Plains" is a children's adventure novel set in the American Old West by Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne. Full of thrilling action, terrible danger, and intrepid heroism, "The Buffalo Runners" will appeal to children with an interest in history and would make for a worthy addition to collections of vintage Western literature.
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Martin Rattler is the story of a mischievous young boy with a good heart. By mistake, he winds up on the ship Firefly with his friend Barney O Flannagan, headed to the South Seas. Escaping pirates and surviving a shipwreck, the two explore South America in one frolicking adventure after another. A thoroughly delightful read, you will follow these young adventurers as they canoe down the Amazon, narrowly escape an alligator, eat an anaconda and turtle...
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(Excerpt): ""I wish to be an artist," said Frank with some firmness. "I thought so; the old story. No, sir, you shall never be an artist-at least not with my consent. Why, do you suppose that because you can scribble caricatures on the fly-leaves of your books you have necessarily the genius of Rubens or Titian?""
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Excerpt: "Sitting under a pine-tree, in the wild wilderness that lies to the north of Canada with the drumstick of a goose in one hand and a scalping-knife in the other; with a log-fire in front of him, and his son, a stripling of sixteen, by his side, he delivered himself of the following sentiments..."