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Title: The World of Ice
Author: Robert Michael Ballantyne
Release Date: March 16, 2004 [eBook #11602]
Language: English
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THE WORLD OF ICE
OR
The Whaling Cruise of "The Dolphin"
AND
The Adventures of Her Crew in the Polar Regions
By
Robert Michael Ballantyne
Author of "The Dog Crusoe and his Master," "The Young Fur-Traders,"
"The Gorilla-Hunters," "Ungava," "The Coral Island," &c.
1893
PREFACE
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.
R.M. BALLANTYNE.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Some of the "dramatis personae" introduced--Retrospective
glances--Causes of future effects--Our hero's early life at sea--A
pirate--A terrible fight and its consequences--Buzzby's helm lashed
amidships--A whaling-cruise begun.
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