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Calenorn · 06-06-2014, 11:58 AM

Fans of free youth adventure e-books will quickly encounter Robert Michael Ballantyne. There are a LOT of Ballantyne titles available at Gutenberg; over 100! I've tried to organize the Ballantyne catalog, grouping similar titles in bundles of five or six. I haven't read all of these, of course, but assigned categories based on a quick perusal of each, which is, I admit, a very subjective process. The categories certainly overlap; a pirate story is by definition also a nautical story. Some titles that weren't actually fiction, or that didn't fit any category, were omitted.

At any rate, here is my attempt. Each category might make a nice little omnibus e-book, don't you think?

Stories of Africa
• Blue Lights
• The Fugitives
• The Gorilla Hunters
• Hunting the Lions
• The Settler and the Savage
• Six Months at the Cape

Exploring The Arctic
• Chasing the Sun
• Fast in the Ice
• The Giant of the North
• Red Rooney
• The Walrus Hunters
• The World of Ice

The Canadian Wilds
• Away in the Wilderness
• The Big Otter
• Fort Desolation
• The Pioneers
• Ungava
• Wrecked but not Ruined

Dangerous Work
• Deep Down
• Fighting the Flames
• Life in the Red Brigade
• The Lively Poll
• The Young Trawler

Exploration (a bit of a catch-all)
• Lost in the Forest
• Martin Rattler
• Rivers of Ice
• The Rover of the Andes
• Under the Waves
• Up in the Clouds

Historical Fiction
• The Cannibal Islands
• Erling the Bold
• The Hot Swamp
• Hunted and Harried
• The Norsemen in the West

Maritime Tales (lifeboats, lighthouses, steamships, etc.)
• Battles with the Sea
• The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands
• In the Track of the Troops
• Jeff Benson
• Saved by the Lifeboat
• The Story of the Rock

Exploring Native America
• The Buffalo Runners
• Over the Rocky Mountains
• The Prairie Chief
• The Red Man's Revenge
• Silver Lake
• Twice Bought

Nautical Yarns (age of sail)
• The Battle and the Breeze
• Black Ivory
• The Crew of the Water Wagtail
• Fighting the Whales
• The Lifeboat
• Sunk at Sea

Pirate Tales (ARRRRR!!!!!)
• The Battery and the Boiler
• The Coral Island
• The Madman and the Pirate
• The Middy and the Moors
• The Pirate City

Sailing The South Seas
• Blown to Bits
• Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader
• The Island Queen
• Jarwin and Cuffy
• The Lonely Island
• The Red Eric

Western Adventures
• Charlie to the Rescue
• Digging for Gold
• The Dog Crusoe and His Master
• The Golden Dream
• Philosopher Jack
• The Wild Man of the West

06-06-2014, 11:58 AM	#1
Calenorn Brash Fumbler Posts: 1,203 Karma: 9224939 Join Date: May 2013 Device: NST, Kobo Mini	Tackling Ballantyne Fans of free youth adventure e-books will quickly encounter Robert Michael Ballantyne. There are a LOT of Ballantyne titles available at Gutenberg; over 100! I've tried to organize the Ballantyne catalog, grouping similar titles in bundles of five or six. I haven't read all of these, of course, but assigned categories based on a quick perusal of each, which is, I admit, a very subjective process. The categories certainly overlap; a pirate story is by definition also a nautical story. Some titles that weren't actually fiction, or that didn't fit any category, were omitted. At any rate, here is my attempt. Each category might make a nice little omnibus e-book, don't you think? Stories of Africa • Blue Lights • The Fugitives • The Gorilla Hunters • Hunting the Lions • The Settler and the Savage • Six Months at the Cape Exploring The Arctic • Chasing the Sun • Fast in the Ice • The Giant of the North • Red Rooney • The Walrus Hunters • The World of Ice The Canadian Wilds • Away in the Wilderness • The Big Otter • Fort Desolation • The Pioneers • Ungava • Wrecked but not Ruined Dangerous Work • Deep Down • Fighting the Flames • Life in the Red Brigade • The Lively Poll • The Young Trawler Exploration (a bit of a catch-all) • Lost in the Forest • Martin Rattler • Rivers of Ice • The Rover of the Andes • Under the Waves • Up in the Clouds Historical Fiction • The Cannibal Islands • Erling the Bold • The Hot Swamp • Hunted and Harried • The Norsemen in the West Maritime Tales (lifeboats, lighthouses, steamships, etc.) • Battles with the Sea • The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands • In the Track of the Troops • Jeff Benson • Saved by the Lifeboat • The Story of the Rock Exploring Native America • The Buffalo Runners • Over the Rocky Mountains • The Prairie Chief • The Red Man's Revenge • Silver Lake • Twice Bought Nautical Yarns (age of sail) • The Battle and the Breeze • Black Ivory • The Crew of the Water Wagtail • Fighting the Whales • The Lifeboat • Sunk at Sea Pirate Tales (ARRRRR!!!!!) • The Battery and the Boiler • The Coral Island • The Madman and the Pirate • The Middy and the Moors • The Pirate City Sailing The South Seas • Blown to Bits • Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader • The Island Queen • Jarwin and Cuffy • The Lonely Island • The Red Eric Western Adventures • Charlie to the Rescue • Digging for Gold • The Dog Crusoe and His Master • The Golden Dream • Philosopher Jack • The Wild Man of the West Last edited by Calenorn; 06-06-2014 at 01:55 PM.