Project Gutenberg 2007-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 60 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael Rivers of Ice Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Rivers of Ice" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative begins with Captain Wopper, a rugged, charismatic sailor, who is depicted in search of a woman named Roby residing in a dilapidated area near the Thames after returning from his adventures at sea. The story introduces themes of friendship, kindness, and the struggles of the underprivileged, showcasing characters from both ends of the social spectrum. At the start of the story, Captain Wopper makes his way through a poor and bustling neighborhood, where he encounters a clever young boy named Gillie, who helps direct him to Mrs. Roby. Once he finds her, the Captain learns of her past and that she was a nurse who once cared for two boys, one of whom, Willum, is the Captain's dear friend from their days in California. As Wopper delivers a bag of gold nuggets from Willum to Mrs. Roby, it becomes clear that the characters are interlinked by a shared history of care and affection. This opening sets the stage for further exploration of personal connections and themes surrounding generosity and support amidst hardship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Kindness -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Glaciers -- Juvenile fiction Switzerland -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 592249 592250 2024-10-09T11:40:05.410447 2023-09-10T03:52:19.783782 text/html text/html 613670 2007-06-06T14:45:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 217054 2007-06-06T14:45:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 292013 2024-10-09T11:40:14.650419 application/epub+zip 299695 2024-10-09T11:40:07.893480 application/epub+zip 299696 2024-10-09T11:40:06.421466 application/epub+zip 513999 2024-10-09T11:40:19.694404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502144 2024-10-09T11:40:13.704445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464177 2022-09-10T08:47:42.562515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566119 566094 2024-10-09T11:40:04.270475 2023-09-10T03:52:19.020783 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 566034 2007-06-06T14:45:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 218999 2007-06-06T14:45:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21105 2024-10-09T11:40:19.827369 application/rdf+xml 12335 2024-10-09T11:40:06.993444 image/jpeg 3144 2024-10-09T11:40:06.708448 image/jpeg 282271 2024-10-09T11:40:05.463490 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