The Battle And The Breeze

Author : R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN 13 : 8726986701
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle and the Breeze written by R. M. Ballantyne and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2022-03-30 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘The Battle and the Breeze’ is a historical adventure story from the much-loved children’s author R.M. Ballantyne. Bill Bowls is a member of the British Navy, along with friends Ben Bolter and Tom Riggles. Together the trio find themselves caught up in all kinds of incidents whilst serving with the Navy, and even find themselves involved in the infamous Battle of the Nile, in which the British forces under Admiral Nelson engaged in a terrifying battle with the French. A fascinating and gripping tale from the prolific Scottish author. R.M. Ballantyne (1825-1894) was a Scottish artist and prolific author of mostly children’s fiction. Born in Edinburgh, Ballantyne was the ninth of ten children. At the age of 16 Ballantyne moved to Canada, where he worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company, travelling all over the country to trade for fur. He returned to Scotland in 1847 following the death of his father, and it was then that he began his literary career in earnest, writing over 100 children’s adventure books over the course of his life. Stories such as ‘The Coral Island’ and ‘The Young Fur Traders’ were hugely popular, and many of them drew on his own experiences of travelling throughout Canada. A stickler for detail, Ballantyne continued to travel widely to research the backgrounds and settings for his exciting stories. His tales became an inspiration for authors of the future, including ‘Treasure Island’ novelist Robert Louis Stevenson. Ballantyne spent the latter period of his life living in London and Italy for the sake of his health. He died in Rome in 1894 at the age of 68.

Author : R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher : VM eBooks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle and the Breeze written by R. M. Ballantyne and published by VM eBooks. This book was released on 2016-07-29 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHAPTER ONE. TOUCHES ON OUR HERO'S EARLY LIFE, EXPERIENCES, AND ADVENTURES. CHAPTER TWO. COMMENCES THE STORY. CHAPTER THREE. BILL IS INITIATED INTO THE DUTIES OF HIS NEW STATION. CHAPTER FOUR. OUR HERO AND HIS FRIENDS SEE SERVICE. CHAPTER FIVE. NELSON HUNTS THE FRENCH. CHAPTER SIX. THE BATTLE OF THE NILE. CHAPTER SEVEN. BATTLE OF THE NILE--CONTINUED. CHAPTER EIGHT. OUR HERO AND HIS MESSMATE GET INTO TROUBLE. CHAPTER NINE. BILL AND BEN SET THEIR BRAINS TO STEEP WITH UNCONQUERABLE PERSEVERANCE.

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Total Pages : 196 pages
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Download or read book The Battle and the Breeze written by and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 : 9781437803112
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle and the Breeze written by R. M. Ballantyne and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frederick L. Coutts
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Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The Battle and the Breeze written by Frederick L. Coutts and published by . This book was released on 1946* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
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Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The Battle and the Breeze written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
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Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle and the Breeze written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Battle and the Breeze. [Tales.]. written by and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Andrew Breeze
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 178527225X
Total Pages : 183 pages
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Download or read book British Battles 493937 written by Andrew Breeze and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2020-02-29 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British Battles 493–937 deals with thirteen conflicts, either locating them correctly or explaining some of their aspects which have puzzled historians. They include the following: Mount Badon (493) at Braydon, Wiltshire; battles of the British hero Arthur (the legendary 'King Arthur') (536–7) in southern Scotland or the borders; 'Degsastan' (603) at Dawyck, on the River Tweed, Scotland; Maserfelth (642) at Forden, on the Welsh border; the Viking victory of 'Alluthèlia' (844) at Bishop Auckland, near Durham; and the English triumph of Brunanburh (937) at Lanchester, also near Durham. British Battles 493–937 is, thus, one of the most revolutionary books ever published on war in Britain and is a valuable resource for battle archeologists and research historians.

Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781548391041
Total Pages : 166 pages
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Download or read book The Battle and the Breeze written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Touches on our Hero's Early Life, Experiences, and Adventures. Bill Bowls was the most amiable, gentle, kindly, and modest fellow that ever trod the deck of a man-of-war. He was also one of the most lion-hearted men in the Navy. When Bill was a baby-a round-faced, large-eyed, fat-legged baby, as unlike to the bronzed, whiskered, strapping seaman who went by the name of "Fighting Bill" as a jackdaw is to a marlinespike-when Bill was a baby, his father used to say he was just cut out for a sailor; and he was right, for the urchin was overflowing with vigour and muscular energy. He was utterly reckless, and very earnest-we might almost say desperately earnest. Whatever he undertook to do he did "with a will." He spoke with a will, listened with a will, laughed, yelled, ate, slept, wrought, and fought with a will. In short, he was a splendid little fellow, and therefore, as his father wisely said, was just cut out for a sailor. Bill seemed to hold the same opinion, for he took to the water quite naturally from the very commencement of life. He laughed with glee when his mother used to put him into the washtub, and howled with rage when she took him out. Dancing bareheaded under heavy rain was his delight, wading in ponds and rivers was his common practice, and tumbling into deep pools was his most ordinary mishap. No wonder, then, that Bill learned at an early age to swim, and also to fear nothing whatever, except a blowing-up from his father. He feared that, but he did not often get it, because, although full of mischief as an egg is full of meat, he was good-humoured and bidable, and, like all lion-hearted fellows, he had little or no malice in him. He began his professional career very early in life. When in after years he talked to his comrades on this subject, he used to say- "Yes, mates, I did begin to study navigation w'en I was about two foot high-more or less-an' I tell 'e what it is, there's nothin' like takin' old Father Time by the forelock. I was about four year old when I took my first start in the nautical way; and p'r'aps ye won't believe it, but it's a fact, I launched my first ship myself; owned her; commanded and navigated her, and was wrecked on my first voyage. It happened this way; my father was a mill-wright, he was, and lived near a small lake, where I used to splutter about a good deal. One day I got hold of a big plank, launched it after half an hour o' the hardest work I ever had, got on it with a bit of broken palm for an oar, an' shoved off into deep water. It was a splendid burst! Away I went with my heart in my mouth and my feet in the water tryin' to steady myself, but as ill luck would have it, just as I had got my ship on an even keel an' was beginnin' to dip my oar with great caution, a squall came down the lake, caught me on the starboard quarter, and threw me on my beam-ends. Of coorse I went sowse into the water, and had only time to give out one awful yell when the water shut me up. Fortnitly my father heard me; jumped in and pulled me out, but instead of kicking me or blowin' me up, he told me that I should have kept my weather-eye open an' met the squall head to wind....