CHAPTER I.
Some of the “dramatis personae” introduced—­Retrospective
glances—­Causes of future effects—­Our
hero’s early life at sea—­A pirate...
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One of the most popular, prolific, and influential writers of nineteenth-century boys' adventure stories and historical fiction, R. M. Ballantyne wrote around one hundred books, many set in exotic loc...
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The World of Ice
R(obert) M(ichael) Ballantyne