Project Gutenberg 2007-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 111 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael Martin Rattler Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Martin Rattler" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around a mischievous boy named Martin Rattler, who lives with his aunt, Mrs. Dorothy Grumbit, who finds him to be the bane of her existence. Despite his troublemaking ways, the villagers perceive him with a kind-hearted smile, setting the stage for an adventurous tale that likely involves personal growth and exploration. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Martin, who is described as a robust child with a playful spirit, causing constant annoyance to his elderly aunt. The narrative reveals the contrasting perspectives of Martin’s bad reputation among the villagers and their affection for him, indicating a deeper charm beneath his supposed mischief. As the opening unfolds, Martin's misadventures at school lead him to a significant encounter involving a kitten, a bully, and a schoolyard fight, hinting at themes of bravery and loyalty that will likely be explored further in his quest for identity and adventure on the high seas as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Natural history -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Survival skills -- Juvenile fiction Aunts -- Juvenile fiction Outdoor life -- Juvenile fiction Brazil -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 379318 379319 2024-10-09T11:53:43.537279 2023-09-10T04:02:34.526863 text/html text/html 384324 2018-01-02T11:52:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 137434 2018-01-02T11:53:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 214340 2024-10-09T11:53:51.167234 application/epub+zip 218962 2024-10-09T11:53:46.014299 application/epub+zip 218961 2024-10-09T11:53:44.617279 application/epub+zip 384338 2024-10-09T11:53:55.013210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373856 2024-10-09T11:53:50.228241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340148 2022-09-10T09:03:49.939264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362761 362736 2024-10-09T11:53:42.942279 2023-09-10T04:02:34.065861 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 362621 2018-01-02T11:52:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140272 2018-01-02T11:53:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22174 2024-10-09T11:53:55.146203 application/rdf+xml 12969 2024-10-09T11:53:45.163271 image/jpeg 3528 2024-10-09T11:53:44.889266 image/jpeg 205185 2024-10-09T11:53:43.572262 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