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Fort Desolation is a novel written by R.M. Ballantyne, a Scottish author who was famous for his adventure stories. The book is set in the Canadian wilderness and follows the story of a group of fur traders who are trying to establish a trading post in a remote and dangerous area... Read Full Overview

Fort Desolation is a thrilling adventure novel written by R.M. Ballantyne. The story takes place in the Canadian wilderness, where a group of fur traders and explorers are on a mission to establish a trading post in the remote Fort Desolation. The journey is fraught with danger... Read Full Overview

To some minds solitude is depressing, to others it is congenial. It was the former to our friend John Robinson; yet he had a large share of it in his chequered life. John-more familiarly known as Jack-was as romantic as his name was the reverse. To look at him you would have... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Fort Desolation by R.M Ballantyne

Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 - 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books. He was also an accomplished artist, and exhibited some of his water-colours at the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1848 he published his first book... Read Full Overview

R.M. Ballantyne was a Scottish author who wrote over 100 books and was best known for children's fiction. Ballantyne was also a famous artist.

Fort Desolation

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

To some minds solitude is depressing, to others it is congenial. It was the former to our friend John Robinson; yet he had a large share of it in his chequered life. John-more familiarly known as Jack-was as romantic as his name was the reverse. To look at him you would have... Read Full Overview

To some minds solitude is depressing, to others it is congenial. It was the _former_ to our friend John Robinson; yet he had a large share of it in his chequered life. John--more familiarly known as Jack--was as romantic as his name was the reverse. To look at him you would have... Read Full Overview

"Fort Desolation" from R. M. Ballantyne. Scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books (1825-1894).