Madman and The Pirate

Madman and The Pirate

by R. M. Ballantyne

R. M. Ballantyne (April 24, 1825 – February 8, 1894) was a Scottish juvenile fiction writer. Born Robert Michael Ballantyne in Edinburgh, he was part of a famous family of printers and publishers. At the age of 16 he went to Canada and was six years in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company. He returned to Scotland in 1847, and published his first book the following year, Hudson's Bay: or, Life in the Wilds of North America. For some time he was employed by Messrs Constable, the publishers, but in 1856 he gave up business for the profession of literature, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated.

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Adventure Fiction Children's Literature

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Youth Mystery Escape Nature Adventure Treasure Sea Hero Pirates Exploration Island Survival Danger Colonialism Pirate Scotland Canada Shipwreck Hudson Bay Company Madman Hudson's Bay Company Hudson's Bay Wilds

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R.M. Ballantyne (1825-1894) was a Scottish novelist and journalist, best known for his adventure stories for boys. He was a prolific writer, publishing over 80 books during his lifetime. His novels we...

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