R. M. Ballantyne Books


The Middy and the Moors - An Algerine Story

R. M. Ballantyne

Taking his way to the pebbly shore, young Foster hired a small boat, or punt, from a man who knew him well, declined the owner’s services, pushed off, seized the oars, and rowed swiftly out to sea. It..

Fighting the Whales

R. M. Ballantyne

A fatherless boy joins the crew of a whaling ship in order to earn a living for himself and his mother. Beyond being a fascinating depiction of a now-alien time, occupation, and culture, it's also a r..

Black Ivory

R. M. Ballantyne

Although the book's title Black Ivory denotes dealing in the slave trade it is not our heroes who are doing it. At the very first chapter there is a shipwreck, which leaves the son of the charterer of..

Erling the Bold

R. M. Ballantyne

Erling the Bold is a juvenile adventure fiction story written by Robert Michael Ballantyne, a Scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books. Excerpts:The two shallops mov..

The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands

R. M. Ballantyne

The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands is a Christian life sea story for young readers written by Robert Michael Ballantyne, a Scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books.A..

The Young Fur Trader

R. M. Ballantyne

The Young Fur Traders is a juvenile fiction story written by R. M. Ballantyne, a Scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books. He was also an accomplished artist, and exhibited so..

The Norsemen in the West

R. M. Ballantyne

The Norsemen in the West is a tale of adventure and evangelism, Ballantyne transforms into engaging historical fiction the well-known facts of the Icelandic Saga--stories of exploration and adven..

Personal Reminiscences in Book Making, and Some Short Stories

R. M. Ballantyne

Book making is mixed up, more or less, with difficulties. It is sometimes disappointing; often amusing; occasionally lucrative; frequently expensive, and always interesting—at least to the maker.Of co..