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Ballantyne, R. M: Personal Reminiscences in Book Making. V1. 4 Oct 2010
R. M. Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish juvenile fiction writer.
Born Robert Michael Ballantyne in Edinburgh, he was part of a famous family of printers and publishers. At the age of 16 he went to Canada and was six years in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company. He returned to Scotland in 1847, and published his first book the following year, Hudson's Bay: or, Life in the Wilds of North America. For some time he was employed by Messrs Constable, the publishers, but in 1856 he gave up business for the profession of literature, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated. Life in the Bell Rock lighthouse Nights with the fire bridgade A war of mercy Descent into the Cornish mines The land of the vikings The burglars and the parson Jim Greeley, the North Sea skipper A northern waif How to make the best of life: from a young man's standpoint Forgive and forget: a lifeboat story -- "Rescue the perishing" A knotty question Two remarkable dreams. This work is assumed to be in the Life+70 public domain OR the copyright holder has given specific permission for distribution. Copyright laws differ throughout the world, and it may still be under copyright in some countries. Before downloading, please check your country's copyright laws. If the book is under copyright in your country, do not download or redistribute this work.
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