A tale of adventure and evangelism, Ballantyne transforms into engaging historical fiction the well-known facts of the Icelandic Saga--stories of exploration and adventure, blessed marriage, alternating...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Robert Michael Ballantyne, the Scottish master of the adventure genre for young people First published in 1894, “The Dog Crusoe and His Master”...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Robert Michael Ballantyne, the Scottish master of the adventure genre for young people Originally published in 1848, “Hudson Bay” is Scottish...

A tale of adventure and evangelism, Ballantyne transforms into engaging historical fiction the well-known facts of the Icelandic Saga--stories of exploration and adventure, blessed marriage, alternating...

‘Post Haste’ is a fascinating story by prolific children's author R.M. Ballantyne, set during the early days of the general post office. Still in its infancy, sending a letter through the post office...

Mischievous young Martin Rattler is desperate for a life at sea. When he finds himself on board the 'Firefly' he can’t quite believe his luck, and soon falls in with young Barney O’Flannagan. There is...

This is a tale of a Sea-rover, or Viking as they're called. In the author's own words, "The present tale is founded chiefly on the information conveyed in that most interesting work by Snorro Sturleson...

Three boys, fifteen-year-old Ralph Rover (the narrator), eighteen-year-old Jack Martin and fourteen-year-old Peterkin Gay, are the sole survivors of a shipwreck on the coral reef of a large but uninhabited...

Follows the adventures of a young man called Charles Kennedy. Loosely autobiographical account of Ballantyne's own time with the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada. Its success prompted a series of excellent...

A tale of adventure and evangelism, Ballantyne transforms into engaging historical fiction the well-known facts of the Icelandic Saga--stories of exploration and adventure, blessed marriage, alternating...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Robert Michael Ballantyne, the Scottish master of the adventure genre for young people Originally published in 1880, “Post Haste” (AKA Post...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Robert Michael Ballantyne, the Scottish master of the adventure genre for young people First published in 1872, "The Norsemen in the West"...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Robert Michael Ballantyne, the Scottish master of the adventure genre for young people Originally published in 1871, "The Iron Horse” (also...

This is a tale of a Sea-rover, or Viking as they're called. In the author's own words, "The present tale is founded chiefly on the information conveyed in that most interesting work by Snorro Sturleson...

A tale of adventure and evangelism, Ballantyne transforms into engaging historical fiction the well-known facts of the Icelandic Saga--stories of exploration and adventure, blessed marriage, alternating...

Three boys, fifteen-year-old Ralph Rover (the narrator), eighteen-year-old Jack Martin and fourteen-year-old Peterkin Gay, are the sole survivors of a shipwreck on the coral reef of a large but uninhabited...

This is a tale of a Sea-rover, or Viking as they're called. In the author's own words, "The present tale is founded chiefly on the information conveyed in that most interesting work by Snorro Sturleson...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Robert Michael Ballantyne, the Scottish master of the adventure genre for young people First published in 1869, “Erling the Bold” is an historical...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Robert Michael Ballantyne, the Scottish master of the adventure genre for young people Originally published in 1856, "The Young Fur Traders"...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Robert Michael Ballantyne, the Scottish master of the adventure genre for young people Originally published in 1858, “Martin Rattler” (AKA...

This is a tale of a Sea-rover, or Viking as they're called. In the author's own words, "The present tale is founded chiefly on the information conveyed in that most interesting work by Snorro Sturleson...

Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author of juvenile fiction, with which his name is popularly associated. He wrote more than a hundred books . He was also an...

Robinsonade is a literary genre that takes its name from the 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The success of this novel spawned so many imitations that its name was used to define a genre,...