Robert Michael Ballantyne eBooks

Hudson Bay: Or, Everyday Life in the Wilds of North America, During Six Years Residence in the Territories of the Hon. Hudson Bay Company. E-book. Formato PDF Robert Michael Ballantyne   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

NE generally reads a book, especially a famous book, with greater interest when one knows something of the personal history and the character of the writer.

Fighting the Flames: A Tale of the London Fire Brigade. E-book. Formato PDF Robert Michael Ballantyne   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

In the fabrication of it my chief aim has been to convey a correct general idea of the working of the London Fire Brigade, Without attempting to ex~ pound that brigade in its uttermost details.

The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean. E-book. Formato PDF Robert Michael Ballantyne   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

I had no little difficulty at first in prevailing on my dear parents to let me go; but when I urged on my father that he would never have become a great captain had he remained in the coasting trade, he saw the truth of what I said, and gave his consent. My dear mother, seeing that my father had made up his mind, no longer offered opposition to my wishes. But oh, Ralph, she said, on the day I bade her adieu, come back soon to us, my dear boy, for we are getting old now, Ralph, and may not have many years to live.