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Digging for Gold - E-bog

Af: R. M. Ballantyne Engelsk E-bog

Digging for Gold - E-bog

Af: R. M. Ballantyne Engelsk E-bog
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Talented artist Frank Allfrey is forced to grow up fast when he is orphaned and sent to live with an aloof uncle, who cares little for his artistic passion. Instead, he sends Frank away to California to work as a clerk near the recently discovered gold fields. Plenty of new experiences and exciting adventures await Frank in this tantalising new landscape. A wonderful adventure story by R.M. Ballantyne, which captures the wonder and excitement of the period. 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.
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Talented artist Frank Allfrey is forced to grow up fast when he is orphaned and sent to live with an aloof uncle, who cares little for his artistic passion. Instead, he sends Frank away to California to work as a clerk near the recently discovered gold fields. Plenty of new experiences and exciting adventures await Frank in this tantalising new landscape. A wonderful adventure story by R.M. Ballantyne, which captures the wonder and excitement of the period. 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.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 97
ISBN-13: 9788726986365
Format: ePub
ISBN-10: 8726986361
Kategori: California
Udg. Dato: 24 maj 2022
Forlag: SAGA Egmont
Oplagsdato: 24 maj 2022
Forfatter(e): R. M. Ballantyne
Forfatter(e) R. M. Ballantyne


Kategori California


ISBN-13 9788726986365


Sprog Engelsk


Sider 97


Udg. Dato 24 maj 2022


Oplagsdato 24 maj 2022


Forlag SAGA Egmont

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