Sunday, September 09, 2018

I was introduced at a tender age to R.M. Ballantyne's adventure stories, Rider Haggard, Jonathan Swift as well as Bengali writers like Hemendra Kumar Roy whom all my friends considered the maestro of all writers and would have cheerfully have given hairs from their heads to for an auto h. M uncle believed in disci line too, however, and


R. M. Ballantyne - Wikipedia

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Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books. He was also an accomplished artist, and exhibited some of his water-colours at the Royal Scottish ...

THE WORLD OF ICE

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R. M. BALLANTYNE - 1905 - ‎Read - ‎More editions

The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of the Wilds of Africa

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Ungava: A Tale of Esquimaux-land

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Hudson Bay

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Red Rooney, Or, The Last of the Crew

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A story of the Eskimos.

The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale

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Black Ivory: A Tale of Adventure Among the Slavers of East Africa

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An adventure story based on the history of the slave trade as practiced until the late nineteenth century.

The Madman and the Pirate

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The Hot Swamp: A Romance of Old Albion

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Charlie to the Rescue: A Tale of the Sea and the Rockies

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Under the waves; or, Diving in deep waters. a tale

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This book follows the lives of several divers, namely Edgar Berrington and Rooney Machowl, as they have adventures in and out of the water. Ballantyne himself went diving as a part of his research for the tale.

The Ocean and Its Wonders

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The Norsemen in the West

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The Rover of the Andes: A Tale of Adventure in South America

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The Lively Poll: A Tale of the North Sea

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Manx Bradley, admiral of 200 fishing vessels in the North Sea, is concerned about the spiritual needs of his men.

The Lonely Island, Or, The Refuge of the Mutineers

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Digging for Gold, Or, Adventures in California

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The Prairie Chief: A Tale

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Tim, a missionary, and Whitewing, a prominent member of a Native American tribe, become friends in this story, set against the backdrop of the North American plains.

The Red Man's Revenge: A Tale of the Red River Flood

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The Fire Brigade: Or Fighting the Flames, a Tale

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The wild man of the West, a tale

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Philosopher Jack: A Tale of the Southern Seas

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The Book News Monthly - Volume 14 - Page 130

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SLEEP. The Battery and the Boiler; or, Adventures in the Laying of Submarine Electric Cables. ByR. M. Ballantyne. Blue Lights; or. Hot Work in the Soudan A Tale of Soldier Life in Several of Its Phases. By R. M. Ballantyne. Blown to Bits; or, ...

Hudson's bay; or, Every-day life in the wilds of North America

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Hunting the Lions, Or, The Land of the Negro

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The Thorogood family

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This story describes the life and adventures of Mr. and Mrs.

Six Tales from Shakespeare

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The pioneers, a tale

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The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean

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Three Little Kittens

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The Publishers' Trade List Annual - Volume 3

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Redskin and Cowboy: A Tale of the Western Plains

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The Dog Crusoe and His Master

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Silver Lake, Or, Lost in the Snow

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Robert Michael Ballantyne - 1868 - ‎Read - ‎More editions

American Fish-culture: Embracing All the Details of Artificial ...

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Thaddeus Norris - 1808 - ‎Read - ‎More editions
Cloth, extra, black and gold, ... 75 FlGHTING THE WHALES ; or, Doings and Dangers on a Fishing Cruise. By R. M. Ballantyne. Illustrated. 16mo. Cloth, extra, black and gold, ... 75 FlRE BRIGADE; or, Fighting the Flames. By R. M. Ballantyne.

Blown to Bits, Or, The Lonely Man of Rakata: A Tale of the Malay ...

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A true adventure tale that follows in the vein of both Ballantyne and Daniel Defoe, this story follows several heroes as they encounter the islands€Java, Sumatra and Krakatoa.€One of the story's heroes, €Van der Kemp, forges a life ...


THE WORKS OF H. RIDER HAGGARD

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Ayesha: The Return of She - Volume 1

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She and Allan

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The People of the Mist - Part 1

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King Solomon's Mines

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The Ivory Child

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Fair Margaret

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Cetywayo and His White Neighbours

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Child of Storm

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A Farmer's Year: Being His Commonplace Book for 1898

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Queen Sheba's ring

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Joan Haste - Volume 1

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The Yellow God: An Idol of Africa

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Montezuma's daughter: a romance

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The Wizard

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The Ancient Allan

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Lysbeth: A Tale of the Dutch

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Red Eve

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Red Eve is one of Haggard's few novels of historical fiction, telling the story of the Battle of Crecy during the times of Pope Clement and the Black Death.

She: A History of Adventure

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The Witches Head: A Novel

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Stella Fregelius: A Tale of Three Destinies - Volume 1

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Nada the Lily

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Finished

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" This heirloom edition is part of The Essential Adventure Library, an entertaining collection of hard-to-find adventure stories. Visit www.EssentialLibrary.com to see all the titles in this series.

Jess: A Novel

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The Works - Volume 4

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Moon of israel

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Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem

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Dawn - Volume 2

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Beatrice: A Novel - Volume 1

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Beatrice tells the story of a love affair between Beatrice Granger, an unmarried schoolteacher and Geoffrey Bingham, an unhappily married London lawyer.

Swallow, a Tale of the Great Trek - Volume 2

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Finished

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Stella Fregelius, a Tale of Three Destinies - Volume 2

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The World's Desire

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Heart of the World - Volume 2

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The Way of the Spirit - Volumes 1-2

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The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story

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The Wanderer's Necklace

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Colonel Quaritch, V.C. ...: A Tale of Country Life

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SWALLOW A TALE OF THE GREAT TREK

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Report of the Departmental Committee Appointed to Consider Mr. Rider ...

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Mr. Rider Haggard's g°^h proposal that each homestead should be charged with the repayment of 40-37. ° £200 cannot, therefore, be carried out ; for the £80 balance only personal security could be obtained. 50. Mr. Rider Haggard, when his ...

Morning Star

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Benita: An African Romance

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Elissa: The Doom of Zimbabwe

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Rural Denmark and Its Lessons

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A History of the Transvaal

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The Witch's Head: A Novel

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Colonel Quartich, V.C.: A Tale of Country Life - Volume 1

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Doctor Therne

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Allan and the Holy Flower

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Allan Quatermain

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Maiwa's Revenge: Or, The War of the Little Hand

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Cleopatra: Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis, ...

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Roman fra det gamle Ægypten.

A gardener's year

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LYSBET: A TALE OF THE DUTCH (YEAR 1900)

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Marie

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Rural England: Being an Account of Agricultural and Social ...

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Regeneration: Being an Account of the Social Work of the Salvation ...

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Henry Rider Haggard - 1910 - ‎Read - ‎More editions

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