Showing posts with label Ballantyne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ballantyne. Show all posts

Friday, February 6, 2009

4,200 Pages in 31 days



From December 25, 2008 to January 25, 2009 Andrew has read over 4200 pages of books! Most of the books were written by the 19th Century author R. M. Ballantyne. However he also read a couple Sherlock Holmes books and a couple books by Douglas Bond.

Sunday, August 3, 2008

R. M. Ballantyne

    Recently I have been enjoying the historical adventures of R.M. Ballantyne. These wonderful books are full of stories of courage and exploration as the heroes faced seemingly impossible odds of fatigue and discouragement. Ballantyne was a 19th Century author who traveled over the world. Ballantyne's book, "The Coral Island" inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write his famous book, "Treasure Island."
    I greatly enjoyed reading these exciting tales. In just over a fortnight, I devoured close to 3,000 pages of inspiring history. I think my favorite Ballyntyne book is "The Giant of the North" where a team of English explorers travel to the Arctic to find the North Pole."
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