Project Gutenberg 2007-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 457 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael The Garret and the Garden; Or, Low Life High Up Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Garret and the Garden; Or, Low Life High Up" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story appears to explore the lives of characters in a poverty-stricken area of London, focusing on the interactions between a seaman named Sam Blake and a young boy named Tommy Splint. The narrative is likely to delve into themes of friendship, survival, and the contrasts between wealth and destitution. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Sam Blake, a weathered seaman in search of his daughter, along with Tommy Splint, a sharp and witty street urchin. Their immediate friendship is established through playful banter and mutual curiosity. Through their dialogue, we learn Blake is on a quest to locate an elderly woman, Chimney-Pot Liz, who cared for his daughter during his long absence at sea. The text then shifts to a glimpse of a rooftop garden maintained by Susy, Blake's daughter, set against the urban backdrop of London's corruption and chaos, illustrating the juxtaposition of beauty amidst despair. Tension mounts as we see the brewing challenges that arise from Susy's predicament, setting the stage for the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories False imprisonment -- Fiction London (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction PR PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 217881 217890 2024-09-09T10:57:22.868292 2023-09-10T04:00:23.398793 text/html text/html 227784 2007-06-07T10:17:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 80800 2007-06-07T10:17:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 136973 2024-09-09T10:57:28.230221 application/epub+zip 139386 2024-09-09T10:57:24.547247 application/epub+zip 139386 2024-09-09T10:57:23.554275 application/epub+zip 285461 2024-09-09T10:57:30.973199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275757 2024-09-09T10:57:27.488219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275981 2022-09-10T09:00:24.455645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199049 199024 2024-09-09T10:57:22.226282 2023-09-10T04:00:22.973784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 198801 2007-06-07T10:17:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79768 2007-06-07T10:17:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19381 2024-09-09T10:57:31.123199 application/rdf+xml 14460 2024-09-09T10:57:23.911273 image/jpeg 3452 2024-09-09T10:57:23.732265 image/jpeg 134735 2024-09-09T10:57:22.889251 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