Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 84 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael The World of Ice Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Dave Morgan, Sjaani, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "The World of Ice" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the whaling journey of the brig "Dolphin," focusing on a variety of characters, notably John Buzzby, a seasoned sailor, and young Fred Ellice, the son of Captain Ellice. The narrative explores themes of adventure and the harsh realities of whaling expeditions in the Arctic regions, infused with elements of personal growth and excitement in the face of danger. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to John Buzzby, who stands on a pier in Grayton, observing the preparations of the whaling ship. He engages in a playful yet serious dialogue with Fred Ellice, who yearns to accompany his father on this perilous journey. The tension heightens with references to a past pirate attack that left deep emotional scars on Fred's family, particularly concerning his mother. The narrative then shifts to the launching of the "Dolphin," detailing the crew, their motivations, and the start of their voyage into the icy unknown, setting up an atmosphere of adventure filled with anticipation and danger as they embark on their search for whales, and potentially, the missing Captain Ellice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Whaling -- Fiction Adventure stories Arctic regions -- Fiction PR Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 494387 489391 2024-10-05T10:19:37.678259 2023-10-05T09:54:35.698519 text/html text/html 502554 2020-12-26T00:42:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 233355 2020-12-26T00:42:18 text/html application/zip 302950 2024-10-05T10:19:45.507201 application/epub+zip 311542 2024-10-05T10:19:39.633273 application/epub+zip 263213 2024-10-05T10:19:38.400236 application/epub+zip 514153 2024-10-05T10:19:50.339397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474723 2024-10-05T10:19:44.770244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402336 2022-09-06T04:00:15.287248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469006 468937 2024-10-05T10:19:36.627271 2023-10-05T09:54:34.828519 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 470256 2020-12-26T00:42:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 182028 2020-12-26T00:42:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 470278 2020-12-26T00:42:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182000 2020-12-26T00:42:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22248 2024-10-05T10:19:50.549173 application/rdf+xml 12407 2024-10-05T10:19:38.971248 image/jpeg 3262 2024-10-05T10:19:38.680236 image/jpeg 293384 2024-10-05T10:19:37.726271 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia