R. M. Ballantyne

thumb|R. M. Ballantyne (circa 1890) Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author of juvenile fiction, who wrote more than a hundred books. He was also an accomplished artist: he exhibited some of his water-colours at the Royal Scottish Academy. Quotes The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of the Wilds of Africa (1861) Oh no! not at all; perfectly well—never was better in my life,” he said, becoming all at once preternaturally grave. Chapter 1 To sleep at your post! shame on you! Had you been a sentinel in time of war that nod would have cost you your life, supposing you to have been caught in the act. Chapter 3 I know something about the monkey tribes, but I cannot say that at this moment I remember any particular habit of which we might avail ourselves. Chapter 3 If I go to sleep and the fires die down, who knows but wild beasts may come upon us and kill us before we can seize our arms. Chapter 3 External links Category:Novelists from Scotland Category:Young adult authors Category:Children's authors Category:Travel writers Category:Victorian novelists Category:Painters from Scotland Category:Businesspeople from Scotland Category:Memoirists from Scotland Category:People from Edinburgh Category:1825 births Category:1894 deaths