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R M Ballantyne
Ungava, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation…
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Up in the Clouds: Balloon Voyages, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have…
The Story of the Rock, is a classical book and has been considered important throughout the human history. So that this book is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have…
Twice Bought, is a classical book and has been considered important throughout the human history. So that this book is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in…
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Ned Sinton gazed at the scene before him with indescribable amazement! He had often witnessed strange things in the course of his short though chequered life, but he had never…
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Among the greatest of young adult adventure novels. The book was an inspiration to authors of other great novels of it’s genre.
One of the first works of juvenile fiction to feature exclusively juvenile heroes, the story relates the adventures of three boys marooned on a South Pacific island, the only survivors…
This 150-year-old novel is a creative and educational story of three shipwrecked boys on a Coral Island and how they learn to survive in the wilderness while encoutering natives and…
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R. M. Ballantyne, a Scottish author, wrote the boys' adventure book ''The Gorilla Hunters'' in 1861. Ralph, Peterkin, and Jack, the three lads from his wildly popular 1858 novel The…
When Antonio Zeppa left England, he had merely engaged in actions that others would casually refer to as "follies" of youth. His abrupt, ill-controlled anger was, however, significantly influenced by…
After winning a shooting competition, Crusoe, a Newfoundland dog, finds himself the best of all conceivable friends. Huge, like other members of his kind, and trained for two years to…
The novel, Fast in the Ice written by R.M. Ballantyne has a story of much hearty cheer given as the brig left Old England for the Polar Seas. Many a…
Hunted and Harried is a novel written by R.M. Ballantyne. It covers a story of a small troop of dragoons crossing the ford of the river Cairn, in Dumfriesshire. They…
"The Young Fur-Traders" by R. M. Ballantyne is an enthralling novel that sweeps readers into the captivating world of fur trading in the Canadian wilderness. Set against the backdrop of…
Deep Down is a novel about the dangers and hardships of life in a Cornish tin mine in the mid-19th century. The story follows Oliver Trembath, a young doctor who…
Prepare to embark on a captivating adventure that spans the vast expanse of the Pacific in R. M. Ballantyne's mesmerizing masterpiece, 'Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific.'…
Prepare to be swept away on a thrilling high-seas escapade in R. M. Ballantyne's gripping tale, 'Shifting Winds: A Tough Yarn.' With a masterful blend of suspense, courage, and heart-pounding…
The captain of the schooner, whose deep voice had so suddenly terminated the meditations of John Bumpus, was one of those men who seem to have been formed for the…
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
The coral island is a book by Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne that was published in 1857. The tale follows the exploits of three lads who are marooned on a…
Four years rolled away, and during this time Martin, having failed to obtain his aunt’s consent to his going to sea, continued at school, doing his best to curb the…
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1884 Edition.
R.M.Ballantyne is possibly the greatest writer of children’s adventure stories. He is most famous for his work “The Coral Island,” but wrote more than a hundred stories. Because of a…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Mr. Braidwood, the able Superintendent, had for many years been training his men on a system, the original of which he had begun and proved in Edinburgh. Modifying his system…
A shout of surprise broke from the men, and no wonder, for this was the largest fish I ever saw or heard of, and he came up so clear of…
The Great Pacific is the scene of our story. On a beautiful morning, many years ago, a little schooner might have been seen floating, light and graceful as a sea-mew…
When at a sufficient distance from the ship, an order was given by the officer in charge. Immediately the outrigger on the right or starboard side was run out by…
Thoroughly understanding and appreciating this remark, Cuffy roused himself and looked on with profound interest, while his master cut up a dried fish. Having received a large share of it…
Here, one evening, they were becalmed not far from land, and Griffin ordered a boat to be lowered, with a crew to go ashore. The captain had been in low…
I possess a doggie – not a dog, observe, but a doggie. If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice. A…
I turned and ran, continued the angekok; the bear followed. We came to a small hummock of ice. I doubled round it. The bear went past–like one of Arbalik’s arrows–sitting…
The crevasse in question was a new one, and it was Antoine’s first ascent of Mont Blanc for that year, so that he had to explore for a passage just…
The morning after the storm was bright and beautiful. The breakers, indeed, were still thundering on the shore, but otherwise the sea was calm, and the sun shone into the…
Lest any reader should wonder where our heroine found materials for all the mending and repairing referred to, we may remark that the Indians in the wilderness were, and still…
Our cart had a hood; the roads were very bad, and the behaviour of that hood was stupendous! Its attachment to the cart was, so to speak, partial; therefore it…
The temporary distraction of attention which this incident caused emboldened another savage to pounce upon the other musket, which was carried by old Bob. He wrenched it out of the…
And what sort of work, it may be asked, can this volatile fellow perform? We cannot tell all – the list is too long. Let us consider a few of…
Nelson had for a long time past been displaying, in a series of complicated and difficult operations in the Mediterranean, those splendid qualities which had already won for him unusual…
The remonstrative expression on La Certe’s face deepened. The idea of his own taste or comfort had not once entered his head: but he had a wife and child whom…
In such canoes they went forth to war upon the water, and their sea-fights were not less sanguinary than those of the land. In one battle that was fought between…
Roving has always been, and still is, my ruling passion, the joy of my heart, the very sunshine of my existence. In childhood, in boyhood, and in man’s estate, I…
It was a weird, rugged spot, covered with great boulders that had rolled down the hill-sides, and with gaps and chasms here and there of considerable depth, that suggested the…
It is evident that the land over there is peopled with savages who, probably, never saw white men before. If we treat these young fellows kindly, and send them away…
