Black Ivory (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) by R. M. Ballantyne - 2007-08-31

MP3 Audio CD. 14.99 by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894; Pearson [Illustrator]

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MP3 Audio CD. Black Ivory CHAPTER ONE. SHOWS THAT A GOOD BEGINNING MAY SOMETIMES BE FOLLOWED BY A BAD ENDING. "Six feet water in the hold, sir!" That would not have been a pleasant announcement to the captain of the `Aurora' at any time, but its unpleasantness was vastly increased by the fact that it greeted him near the termination of what had been, up to that point of time, an exceedingly prosperous voyage. "Are you sure, Davis?" asked the captain; "try again." He gave the order under the influence of that feeling which is styled "hoping against hope," and himself accompanied the ship's carpenter to see it obeyed. "Six feet two inches," was the result of this investigation. The vessel, a large English brig, had sprung a leak, and was rolling heavily in a somewhat rough sea off the east coast of Africa. It was no consolation to her captain that the shores of the great continent were visible on his lee, because a tremendous surf roared… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. In Robert Michael Ballantyne's story, a shipwreck leaves the two survivors, the son of the charterer and a seaman, on the Eastern coast of Africa. There, the slave trade is still flourishing, in spite of the significant British efforts to stop it. Although the problem was almost solved on the west coast, in the east, the Portuguese and Arabs were still trading slaves. As the title suggests, the reader might expect the story to be exclusively about slave trading, but, in fact, the book tackles other subjects, as well. However, Ballantyne depicts a trustworthy image of what slave trading was in 19th century Africa. The two heroes of the story get in contact with the horrible trade even from the beginning. Their journey sets the background of incredible stories of horror and suffering, which are not fictitious. But the cruel tales are a great opportunity for the author to express hope for a better future, for a world in which slavery and slave trade will be entirely extinct. The… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. In Robert Michael Ballantyne's story, a shipwreck leaves the two survivors, the son of the charterer and a seaman, on the Eastern coast of Africa. There, the slave trade is still flourishing, in spite of the significant British efforts to stop it. Although the problem was almost solved on the west coast, in the east, the Portuguese and Arabs were still trading slaves. As the title suggests, the reader might expect the story to be exclusively about slave trading, but, in fact, the book tackles other subjects, as well. However, Ballantyne depicts a trustworthy image of what slave trading was in 19th century Africa. The two heroes of the story get in contact with the horrible trade even from the beginning. Their journey sets the background of incredible stories of horror and suffering, which are not fictitious. But the cruel tales are a great opportunity for the author to express hope for a better future, for a world in which slavery and slave trade will be entirely extinct. The… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. Black Ivory CHAPTER ONE. SHOWS THAT A GOOD BEGINNING MAY SOMETIMES BE FOLLOWED BY A BAD ENDING. "Six feet water in the hold, sir!" That would not have been a pleasant announcement to the captain of the `Aurora' at any time, but its unpleasantness was vastly increased by the fact that it greeted him near the termination of what had been, up to that point of time, an exceedingly prosperous voyage. "Are you sure, Davis?" asked the captain; "try again." He gave the order under the influence of that feeling which is styled "hoping against hope," and himself accompanied the ship's carpenter to see it obeyed. "Six feet two inches," was the result of this investigation. The vessel, a large English brig, had sprung a leak, and was rolling heavily in a somewhat rough sea off the east coast of Africa. It was no consolation to her captain that the shores of the great continent were visible on his lee, because a tremendous surf roared… Read More

James Nisbet & Co. Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 410 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with decorations. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Water staining to rear pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

A. G. Watson Toronto mising title page and frontis, binging secure rare Canadian imprint, likely Ist thus, scarce publisher likely pirated Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Hardcover. Good.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.