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The Dog Crusoe and His Master (Annotated)
By Robert Michael Ballantyne
Length9h 24m
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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” (AKA The Dog Crusoe and His Master: A Story of Adventure in the Western Prairies) is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Michael Ballantyne.
Set in the Western prairies, “The Dog Crusoe and His Master” tells the adventure involving a young man, his dog, and two friends. Together they wander through the Western prairies on a mission to make peace between the "pale-faces" and the "Red men." They face many perils and become heroes many times over.
This marvellous story takes the reader on an action-packed journey through the Western prairies during the times when relations between the white man and the Natives were not always peaceful.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Young Adult, Action and Adventure
Length9 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 22, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Robert Michael Ballantyne, the Scottish master of the adventure genre for young people
2Chapter 1 - The Backwoods Settlement—Crusoe’s Parentage and Early History—The agonising pains and sorrows of his puppyhood, and other interesting matters.
3Chapter 2 - A shooting match and its consequences—New friends introduced to the reader—Crusoe and his mother change masters.
4Chapter 3 - Speculative remarks with which the reader may or may not agree—An old woman—Hopes and wishes commingled with hard facts—The dog Crusoe’s education begun.
5Chapter 4 - Our hero enlarged upon—Grumps.
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6Chapter 5 - A mission of peace—Unexpected joys—Dick and Crusoe set off for the land of the Red-skins, and meet with adventures by the way as a matter of course—Night in the wild woods.
7Chapter 6 - The great prairies of the “far west”—A remarkable colony discovered, and a miserable night endured.
8Chapter 7 - The “wallering” peculiarities of buffalo bulls—The first buffalo hunt and its consequences—Crusoe comes to the rescue—Pawnees discovered—A monster buffalo hunt—Joe acts the part of ambassador.
9Chapter 8 - Dick and his friends visit the Indians and see many wonders—Crusoe, too, experiences a few surprises and teaches Indian dogs a lesson—An Indian dandy—A foot-race.
10Chapter 9 - Crusoe acts a conspicuous and humane part—A friend gained—A great feast.
11Chapter 10 - Perplexities—Our hunters plan their escape—Unexpected interruption—The tables turned—Crusoe mounts guard—The escape.
12Chapter 11 - Evening meditations and morning reflections—Buffaloes, badgers, antelopes, and accidents—An old bull and the wolves—“Mad-tails”—Henri floored, etcetera.
13Chapter 12 - Wanderings on the prairie—A war-party—Chased by Indians—A bold leap for life.
14Chapter 13 - Escape from Indians—A discovery—Alone in the desert.
15Chapter 14 - Crusoe’s return and his private adventures among the Indians—Dick at a very low ebb—Crusoe saves him.
16Chapter 15 - Health and happiness return—Incidents of the journey—A buffalo shot—A wild horse “creased”—Dick’s battle with a mustang.
17Chapter 16 - Dick becomes a horse tamer—Resumes his journey—Charlie’s doings—Misfortunes which lead to, but do not terminate in, the Rocky Mountains—A grizzly bear.
18Chapter 17 - Dick’s first fight with a grizzly—Adventure with a deer—A surprise.
19Chapter 18 - A surprise and a piece of good news—The fur-traders—Crusoe proved, and the Peigans pursued.
20Chapter 19 - Adventures with the Peigans—Crusoe does good service as a discoverer—The savages outwitted—The rescue.
21Chapter 20 - New plans—Our travellers join the fur-traders, and see many strange things—A curious fight—A narrow escape, and a prisoner taken.
22Chapter 21 - Wolves attack the horses, and Cameron circumvents the wolves—A bear-hunt, in which Henri shines conspicuous—Joe and the “Natter-list”—An alarm—A surprise and a capture.
23Chapter 22 - Charlie’s adventures with savages and bears—Trapping life.
24Chapter 23 - Savage sports—Living cataracts—An alarm—Indians and their doings—The stampedo—Charlie again.
25Chapter 24 - Plans and prospects—Dick becomes home-sick, and Henri metaphysical—The Indians attack the camp—A blow-up.
26Chapter 25 - Dangers of the prairie—Our travellers attacked by Indians, and delivered in a remarkable manner.
27Chapter 26 - Anxious fears followed by a joyful surprise—Safe home at last, and happy hearts.
28Chapter 27 - Rejoicings—The feast at the block-house—Grumps and Crusoe come out strong—The closing scene.
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