Project Gutenberg 2007-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 73 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the journey of young Miles Milton, who is at a crossroads in his life, torn between his desire to join the army and his father's opposing wishes. As tensions between father and son lead to a heated argument, Miles decides to leave home, setting off a chain of events that promise both adventure and consequence. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Miles Milton, a passionate and headstrong youth eager to carve his own path in life, particularly in military service. The opening chapters detail his explosive conflict with his father, which propels him away from home and into the bustling city of Portsmouth. As he navigates his new surroundings, he unwittingly becomes embroiled with a detective who suspects him of being a notorious criminal. Miles's quick thinking and instinct lead to several chaotic encounters, including the threat of being arrested and an unexpected alliance with a sailor named Jack Molloy. These initial events foreshadow the adventure and moral trials that await him as he contemplates the army and faces the harsh realities of life on the streets and in military service. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction Sudan -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 577277 577278 2024-10-09T11:45:39.831235 2023-09-10T03:56:36.831911 text/html text/html 600319 2007-06-07T07:04:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 212117 2007-06-07T07:04:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 305118 2024-10-09T11:45:50.804200 application/epub+zip 312254 2024-10-09T11:45:43.937241 application/epub+zip 289752 2024-10-09T11:45:42.223216 application/epub+zip 569830 2024-10-09T11:45:55.852174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557399 2024-10-09T11:45:49.796182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462009 2022-09-10T08:54:34.472315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 548484 548459 2024-10-09T11:45:38.850254 2023-09-10T03:56:36.022884 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 548332 2007-06-07T07:04:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 213858 2007-06-07T07:04:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20423 2024-10-09T11:45:55.980175 application/rdf+xml 16335 2024-10-09T11:45:42.805237 image/jpeg 3760 2024-10-09T11:45:42.513228 image/jpeg 294755 2024-10-09T11:45:39.882255 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