Ballantyne: 427 books

Anna Sinfield marched into the parks, when Angel Tower burned and Dream London fell. She marched to free the city, to end the madness, to find her mother and father. The day was won, but her parents and thousands like them are still missing, lost to the Dream World.And now she has a chance to get them...

Imagine that everything you know is wrong. In Cairo, after uncovering evidence he believes will alter humanitys perception of its own history, an eminent university professor is viciously murdered. In another part of the Egyptian capital, a determined police inspector will stop at nothing to find...

With its distinctive gables and arches, Tudor-style architecture is recognized around the world as a symbol of British culture; it represents the idea of home to British citizens in the United Kingdom and abroad. Some love it, others hate it, but the Tudoresque is still being built—to give a house...

It is almost allowable, I think, to say that this is a true story, for fiction has only been introduced for The purpose of piecing togeTher and making a symmetrical whole of a number of most interesting facts in regard to Madagascar and The terrible persecutions that took place There in The early part...

Excerpt: "Sitting under a pine-tree, in the wild wilderness that lies to the north of Canada with the drumstick of a goose in one hand and a scalping-knife in the other; with a log-fire in front of him, and his son, a stripling of sixteen, by his side, he delivered himself of the following sentiments..."

Dear Reader, most people prefer a short to a long preface. Permit me, therefore, to cut this one short, by simply expressing an earnest hope that my book may afford you much profit and amusement.

(Excerpt): "It is evident that the land over there is peopled with savages who, probably, never saw white men before. If we treat these young fellows kindly, and send them away with gifts in their hands, we shall, no doubt, make friends of the savages. If we treat them ill, or kill them, their...

Excerpt: "In all the wide expanse of ocean that surrounded that island, there was nothing visible save one small, solitary speck on the far-off horizon. It might have been mistaken for a seagull, but it was in reality a raft—a mass of spars and planks rudely bound together with ropes. A boat’s...

High adventure and romance in the South Seas.

The Cause of the Whole Affair. Ned Sinton gazed at the scene before him with indescribable amazement! He had often witnessed strange things in the course of his short though chequered life, but he had never seen anything like this. Many a dream of the most extravagant nature had surrounded his pillow...

     “I suppose, then,” said the officer, “that your guiding us so willingly to his cottage is in part payment of this unsettled debt?”     “Maybe it is,” replied the trooper grimly.     “They say,” continued the other, “that there is some mystery about the man; that somehow...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.*** Synopsis: This is a story of an adventure involving a young man, his dog, and two friends. Together they wander through the Western prairies on a mission to make peace between the “pale-faces” and the...