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 Haste: A Tale of Her Majesty's Mails) is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Michael Ballantyne.
“Post Haste” tells the story of Phillip Maylands and his friend George Aspel with an interesting portrayal of the British Post Office as it existed in the 19th century.
In this fun adventure in merry, old England, the reader is taken back to the beginning days of the General Post-Office, learning about the founding of the mail system. In the 1800’s, guaranteeing a letter to delivery was a bit of a challenge, as Phillip Maylands, his sister Mary, and their friend George Aspel quickly find out. Though the British Post-Office at this time delivered in good condition over fourteen hundred million letters, a half-dozen important ones addressed to Messr. Blurt and Co. are missing! Our friends must take on the role of detective to trace the mysterious disappearance...
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Título : Post Haste (Annotated)
EAN : 9791221358711
Editorial : ePembaBooks
Fecha de publicación
: 21/6/22
Formato : ePub
Tamaño del archivo : 1.87 mb
Protección : Aucune
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