Follows the adventures of a young man called Charles Kennedy. Loosely autobiographical account of Ballantyne's own time with the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada. Its success prompted a series of excellent stories of adventure for the young with which this prolific Scottish author's name is popularly associated. In the very center of the great continent of North America, far removed from the abodes of civilized men, and about twenty miles to the south of Lake Winnipeg, exists a colony composed of Indians, Scotsmen, and French-Canadians, which is known by the name of Red River Settlement. Although far removed from the civilized world, and containing within its precincts much that is savage and very little that is refined, Red River is quite a populous paradise, as compared with the desolate, solitary establishments of the Hudson's Bay Fur Company.

‘Post Haste’ is a fascinating story by prolific children's author R.M. Ballantyne, set during the early days of the general post office. Still in its infancy, sending a letter through the post office was not yet a guarantee of its’ safe arrival. When several highly sensitive and important letters to the same addressee all go missing however, is there more to it than meets the eye? Philip and his sister Mary Maylands, along with their friend George Aspel are soon on the case, as they attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery.

Mischievous young Martin Rattler is desperate for a life at sea. When he finds himself on board the 'Firefly' he can’t quite believe his luck, and soon falls in with young Barney O’Flannagan. There is trouble ahead however, and when the 'Firefly' is attacked by pirates the pair must make a hasty escape. They wash up in the Amazon, where they discover new plants and animals, meet new people, and have plenty of daring adventures together. A swashbuckling tale from much-loved author R.M. Ballantyne.

This is a tale of a Sea-rover, or Viking as they're called. In the author's own words, "The present tale is founded chiefly on the information conveyed in that most interesting work by Snorro Sturleson "The Heimskringla, or Chronicles of the Kings of Norway." It is translated from the Icelandic. On perceiving the intention of the Danes to attack him, Erling's heart was glad, because he now felt sure that to some extent he had them in his power. If they had, on his first appearance, taken to their ships, they might have easily escaped, or some of the smaller vessels might have pulled up the river and attacked his ship, which, in that case, would have had to meet them on unequal terms; but, now that they were about to attack him on land, he knew that he could keep them in play as long as he pleased, and that if they should, on the appearance of reinforcements, again make for their ships, he could effectively harass them, and retard their embarkation.

A tale of adventure and evangelism, Ballantyne transforms into engaging historical fiction the well-known facts of the Icelandic Saga--stories of exploration and adventure, blessed marriage, alternating turmoil and peace with indigenous people--all sprinkled with delightful and humorous stories of day-to-day life surrounding the first European ground breaking in America. The Norsemen in the West carries readers back nearly a thousand years in time, to the days of Leif Ericsson and the early settlements of the seafaring Norsemen. Journey from the shores of Greenland to earliest-recorded America, a plentiful land of lush forests, crystal clear lakes and rivers and abundant fish and game.

Three boys, fifteen-year-old Ralph Rover (the narrator), eighteen-year-old Jack Martin and fourteen-year-old Peterkin Gay, are the sole survivors of a shipwreck on the coral reef of a large but uninhabited Polynesian island. At first their life on the island is idyllic; food, in the shape of fruits, fish and wild pigs, is plentiful, and using their only possessions; a broken telescope, an iron-bound oar and a small axe, they fashion a shelter and even construct a small boat.

88 Complete Works of Robert Michael BallantyneAway in the WildernessBattles with the SeaBlack IvoryBlown to BitsBlue LightsCharlie to the RescueChasing the SunDeep DownDigging for GoldDusty Diamonds Cut and PolishedErling the BoldFast in the IceFighting the FlamesFighting the WhalesFort DesolationFreaks on the FellsGascoyne, The Sandal Wood TraderHandbook to the new Gold-fieldsHudson BayHunted and HarriedHunting the LionsIn the Track of the TroopsJarwin and CuffyJeff Benson, or the Young CoastguardsmanLife in the Red BrigadeLost in the ForestMan on the OceanMartin RattlerMy Doggie and IOver the Rocky MountainsPersonal Reminiscences in Book MakingPhilosopher JackPost HasteRed RooneyRivers of IceSaved by the LifeboatShifting WindsSilver LakeSix Months at the CapeSnowflakes and SunbeamsSunk at SeaThe Battery and the BoilerThe Battle and the BreezeThe Big OtterThe Buffalo RunnersThe Cannibal IslandsThe Coral IslandThe Coxswain's BrideThe Crew of the Water WagtailThe Dog Crusoe and his MasterThe Eagle CliffThe Floating Light of the Goodwin SandsThe FugitivesThe Garret and the GardenThe Giant of the NorthThe Golden DreamThe Gorilla HuntersThe Hot SwampThe Iron HorseThe Island QueenThe Life of a ShipThe LifeboatThe LighthouseThe Lively PollThe Lonely IslandThe Madman and the PirateThe Middy and the MoorsThe Norsemen in the WestThe Ocean and its WondersThe PioneersThe Pirate CityThe Prairie ChiefThe Red EricThe Red Man's RevengeThe Rover of the AndesThe Settler and the SavageThe Story of the RockThe Thorogood FamilyThe Walrus HuntersThe Wild Man of the WestThe World of IceThe Young Fur TradersThe Young TrawlerTwice BoughtUnder the WavesUngavaUp in the CloudsWrecked but not Ruined