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Kingston was a 19th Century writer of adventure tales for boys, many of which were based around his own travels.

An amazing collection of sketches and written descriptions of a dizzying array of plants, animals, peoples, and lands in North and South America. Fully illustrated.

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Excerpt from Salt Water: The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'arcy, MidshipmanAll for the sake of a holiday, ' more joyously than did I when my first midsummer holiday came round.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the...

Das vorliegende Buch beinhaltet die Erzählung einer Reise rund um England auf der Yacht "Dolphin" während eines Sommers. Eine sehr schön zu lesendes Werk, welches zauberhaft die Erfahrungen zu Land und Wasser beschreibt. Es handelt sich hierbei um eine englischsprachige Ausgabe.

Excerpt from Among the Red Skins: Or, Over the Rocky Mountains An Expedition, Waiting for the Messengers - Two Tired Indians - Bad News of Archie's Father - Uncle Donald Determines to Cross the Rocky Mountains - Preparations - News of the Blackfeet - Indian Canoes - The Expedition Starts, Paddling Up Stream, The First Camp - Rapids - A Portage - Indians Attack the Canoes - A Race for Life - He's Won Just in Time - More Rapids in an Awkward Pl...

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Excerpt from The Three Midshipmen It was after the summer holidays, when I had just got back, I heard that three new boys had come. In the afternoon they all appeared in the playground. They were strangers to each other as well as to us, but their similarity of fate drew them together. One was a slightly-made, dark, and somewhat delicate looking boy, another was a sturdy little fellow, with a round, ruddy countenance, and a jovial good nature...

Excerpt from Adrift in a Boat: And Washed Ashore New parts of the shores of old England present more beautiful and romantic scenery than is to be found on the coast of Cornwall. There are deep bays, and bold headlands, and wild rocks, and lofty cliffs, and wooded heights, and bare downs, and yellow sands full of the most minute and delicate shells, so delicate that it is surprising how they could have existed in the rough and boisterous ocean...

Excerpt from In the Eastern Seas, or the Regions of the Bird of Paradise: A Tale for BoysRegion of calms - The Doldrums - The Sargasso seau-the trade-winds Flying-fish and dolphins - Leaping cuttle-fish Albatross caught by Mr.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-t...

Excerpt from Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin "The world! why, don't we see it by looking out of the window?" asked the Count. "That's what many people say, and fancy they know the world when they have looked out of their own windows, " observed the Baron. "Ah, yes, perhaps you are right: you always are when I happen to be wrong, and you differ from me - unless you are wrong also, " replied the Count. "But where shall...

Excerpt from Adventures Among the Indians Extraction of property, among them are un He cites many examples to prove this. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairi...

Excerpt from Fifty-Two More Stories for Boys While nature keeps up the supply of boys and girls, men and women must keep pace with their requirements, and it behoves us all, whether tailors or editors, to rise to our responsibilities in providing clothing for their bodies and food for their minds. That our supplies should exceed the demand no one need fear: the modern boy has developed a prowess for the destruction of clothing, and a voracit...

Excerpt from In the Rocky Mountains Pakily history - MY father, once A captain IN the british army, comes TO america and harries uncle jeff's sister - HE settles ON A farm IN ohio - clarice and I are born - HY grandi'ather's far! Destroyed BY A flood - the next year our farm IS burnt HY father resolves TO migrate TO the west - WE set of!' IN waggons with AN emigrant train - prosperous commencehent Ol' journey provisions run short - I witness ...

Excerpt from Peter Trawl: Or the Adventures of a Whaler Brother Jack, a seaman's bag over his shoulder, trudged sturdily ahead, father followed, carrying the oars, spars, sails, and other gear of wherry, while as I toddled alongside him I held on with on hand to the skirt of pea-jacket, and griped the boat-hook which had been given to my change with the other. From the front of the well-known inn, the "Keppel's Head." the portrait of the bra...

Excerpt from My First Voyage to Southern Seas: A Book for Boys Chapter V. Sail again - The Trades - Cruelty of Master and Mate - Mutterings of Mutiny - A suspicious Sail - Boarded by Pirates - How they treated us. Chapter VI. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses stat...

Exiled for the faith is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these...

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The two supercargoes - Adventures in savage Africa is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Ha...

Excerpt from The Wanderers, or Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Up the OrinocoMy mother sighed, for she saw that my father was wrong, and that, blinded like Lot of old by his desire to obtain worldly advantages, he was ready to sacrifice the religious principles he professed. I am compelled, though with much pain, to write this.It was settled that we should start at once for Balti more, to embark on board a vessel bound from that place ...