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Robert Michael Ballantyne

Hudson BayPrefaceChapter One. Appointment to the service of the Hudson Bay Company—The “Prince Rupert”—The annual dinner of the “H.B.C.”—Fellow-voyagers—Threatening weather—A squall—Island of LewisChapter Two. Stornoway—The ball—At sea—Go out to tea on the Atlantic—Among the ice—Sighting land—A s...

Six Months at the CapeR. M. Ballantyne Six Months at the Cape Letter 1. “A Life on the Ocean Wave.” South Africa.Dear Periwinkle,—Since that memorable, not to say miserable, day, when you and I parted at Saint Katherine’s Docks,1 with the rain streaming from our respective noses—rendering tears s...

The World of IceRobert Michael Ballantyne The World of Ice PREFACE Dear Reader, most people prefer a short to a long preface. Permit me, therefore, to cut this one short, by simply expressing an earnest hope that my book may afford you much profit and amusement.R.M. BALLANTYNE.CHAPTER I Some of t...

Hunted and HarriedR. M. Ballantyne Hunted and Harried Chapter One. On the Hunt On a brilliant summer morning in the last quarter of the seventeenth century a small troop of horsemen crossed the ford of the river Cairn, in Dumfriesshire, not far from the spot where stands the little church of Iron...

Freaks on the Fells: Three Months' RusticationR. M. Ballantyne Freaks on the Fells: Three Months' Rustication Story 1 Story 1—Chapter 1. Mr Sudberry in his Counting-House Mr John Sudberry was a successful London merchant. He was also a fat little man. Moreover, he was a sturdy little man, wore sp...

My Doggie and IR. M. Ballantyne My Doggie and I Chapter One Explains Itself 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 dog is all very well in his way—one of the noblest of animals, I admit, and pre-eminentl...

Rivers of IceR. M. Ballantyne Rivers of Ice Chapter One. The Rover’s Return On a certain summer morning, about the middle of the present century, a big bluff man, of seafaring aspect, found himself sauntering in a certain street near London Bridge. He was a man of above fifty, but looked under fo...

The Floating Light of the Goodwin SandsR. M. Ballantyne The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands Preface This tale, reader—if you read it through—will give you some insight into the condition, value, and vicissitudes of the light-vessels, or floating lighthouses, which guard the shores of this kin...

Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish MinesR. M. Ballantyne Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines Chapter One. Begins the Story with a Peculiar Meeting Necessity is the mother of invention. This is undoubtedly true, but it is equally true that invention is not the only member of necessity’s large fam...

Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and ShipsR. M. Ballantyne Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and Ships Chapter One. Treats of Ships in General There is, perhaps, no contrivance in the wide world more wonderful than a ship—a full-rigged, well-manned, gigantic ship!Those who regard familiar ...