The Complete Works of R. M. Ballantyne (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Adventure Classics, Historical Novels, Children's Books & MemoirsBy R. M. Ballantyne
Length621h 31m
About this audiobook
The Complete Works of R. M. Ballantyne gathers the fiction, adventure tales, moral narratives, and juvenile classics of one of Victorian Britain's most prolific storytellers. Best known for The Coral Island, Ballantyne writes in a vigorous, lucid prose shaped by imperial romance, evangelical morality, and the nineteenth-century appetite for exploration. His stories move from Arctic wastes to tropical seas, from frontier settlements to urban hardship, combining practical detail with suspenseful plotting and a didactic concern for courage, duty, and Christian character. Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825–1894) drew deeply on personal experience: as a young man he served with the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada, encountering the landscapes, labour, and dangers that later furnished his fiction. Returning to Britain, he became associated with the rise of boys' adventure literature, yet he strove for factual accuracy, often researching occupations, regions, and technologies before writing. His background as traveller, clerk, journalist, and moralist shaped works that instruct as much as they entertain. This collection is recommended to readers interested in Victorian popular fiction, imperial imagination, maritime and wilderness adventure, or the genealogy of children's literature. Read critically, Ballantyne's works illuminate both the energy and limitations of their age, offering enduring narrative momentum alongside a revealing portrait of nineteenth-century values.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreYoung Adult
Length621 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 22, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Works of R. M. Ballantyne (Annotated)
26CHAPTER XX.
2Introduction
27CHAPTER XXI.
3Historical Context
28CHAPTER XXII.
4Synopsis (Selection)
29CHAPTER XXIII.
5Novels
30CHAPTER XXIV.
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6The Coral Island
31CHAPTER XXV.
7CHAPTER I.
32CHAPTER XXVI.
8CHAPTER II.
33CHAPTER XXVII.
9CHAPTER III.
34CHAPTER XXVIII.
10CHAPTER IV.
35CHAPTER XXIX.
11CHAPTER V.
36CHAPTER XXX.
12CHAPTER VI.
37CHAPTER XXXI.
13CHAPTER VII.
38CHAPTER XXXII.
14CHAPTER VIII.
39CHAPTER XXXIII.
15CHAPTER IX.
40CHAPTER XXXIV.
16CHAPTER X.
41CHAPTER XXXV.
17CHAPTER XI.
42Snowflakes and Sunbeams (The Young Fur Traders)
18CHAPTER XII.
43PREFACE
19CHAPTER XIII.
44CHAPTER I.
20CHAPTER XIV.
45CHAPTER II.
21CHAPTER XV.
46CHAPTER III.
22CHAPTER XVI.
47CHAPTER IV.
23CHAPTER XVII.
48CHAPTER V.
24CHAPTER XVIII.
49CHAPTER VI.
25CHAPTER XIX.
50CHAPTER VII.
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