Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication

by R.M. Ballantyne

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280 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 12, 2012

About the author

R. M. Ballantyne was a Scottish writer of juvenile fiction.

Born Robert Michael Ballantyne in Edinburgh, he was part of a famous family of printers and publishers. At the age of 16 he went to Canada and where he served for six years with the Hudson's Bay Company. He returned to Scotland in 1847, and published his first book the following year, Hudson's Bay: or Life in the Wilds of North America. For some time he was employed by Messrs Constable, the publishers, but in 1856 he gave up business for literature, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated.

Reviews

[Katja Labonté · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars & 4/10 hearts. This story is almost pure comedy.... with an unexpected twist! I enjoyed the English–Scottish interaction, and all the characters... they were just really varied and really enjoyable. And Ballantyne has a killer humour... rather understated but very vivid! Also I liked the twist about Willie ;)