<영어로 읽는 고전 _ R.M. 발렌타인의 황금을 찾아서>
R.M. 발렌타인의 모험소설로 1969년에 출간 되었다.
R.M. Ballantyne(1825-1894)은 스코틀랜드의 예술가이자 대부분 어린이 소설의 다작 작가였다. Edinburgh에서 태어난 Ballantyne은 열 자녀 중 아홉 번째였다. 16세에 Ballantyne은 캐나다로 이주하여 Hudson's Bay Company에서 일하면서 모피 무역을 위해 전국을 여행했다. 1847년 아버지가 세상을 떠나 스코틀랜드로 돌아온 그는 평생 동안 100권이 넘는 어린이 모험 책을 쓰면서 본격적으로 문학 활동을 시작했다. 'The Coral Island' 및 'The Young Fur Traders'와 같은 이야기는 큰 인기를 얻었으며 많은 이야기가 캐나다 전역을 여행한 자신의 경험을 바탕으로 했다.


R.M. Valentine's adventure novel was published in 1969.
R.M. Ballantyne (1825-1894) was a Scottish artist and prolific author of mostly children's fiction. Born in Edinburgh, Ballantyne was the ninth of ten children. At the age of 16, Ballantyne moved to Canada, where he worked for the Hudson's Bay Company, where he traveled the country in the fur trade. Returning to Scotland after his father's death in 1847, he began his literary career in earnest, writing over 100 children's adventure books during his lifetime. His stories, such as 'The Coral Island' and 'The Young Fur Traders', were hugely popular and many of them were based on his own experiences traveling across Canada.

요약
재능 있는 예술가 Frank Allfrey는 고아가 되어 자신의 예술적 열정에 거의 관심이 없는 냉담한 삼촌과 함께 살게 되면서 빠르게 성장한다. 대신 그는 Frank를 캘리포니아로 보내 최근에 발견된 금광 근처에서 점원으로 일하게 한다. 감질나게 하는 새로운 풍경에서 수많은 새로운 경험과 신나는 모험이 프랭크를 기다리고 있는데..

Summary
Talented artist Frank Allfrey grows rapidly as an orphan and living with an aloof uncle who takes little interest in his artistic passions. Instead, he sends Frank to California to work as a clerk near a recently discovered gold mine. Countless new experiences and exciting adventures await Frank in a tantalizing new landscape.

CONTENTS

Chapter One. Adventures in California.
Chapter Two. Frank discusses his Prospects with a Friend.
Chapter Three. A Visit to the Diggings resolved on. Terrible Commencement of the Journey.
Chapter Four. Describes an Incident of Devouring Interest, an Unexpected Visit, and a Violent Assault
Chapter Five. The Travellers meet with Indians, and are led to wish that they had not gone seeking for Gold.
Chapter Six. Arrival at the Gold-Fields, and Lessons in Gold-Washing received.
Chapter Seven. Gives the Result of the First Day’s Digging, and shows the Powerful Effect of Lynch-Law.
Chapter Eight. Frank and Joe take to Wandering; See some Wonderful Things, and have a Narrow Escape.
Chapter Nine. Conclusion.