<영어로 읽는 고전 _ R.M. 발렌타인의 인디언 족장 빅 오터>
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.
그의 대표작으로는 "The Coral Island"(《산호섬》)과 "The Gorilla Hunters"(《고릴라 사냥꾼》) 등이 있으며, 이들 작품은 당시 영국에서 매우 인기가 있었습니다. 또한, 그는 자연과학에 관심을 가지고 있어 책에도 관련 내용을 많이 썼다.


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. After his father died in 1847, he returned to Scotland and 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.
His representative works include "The Coral Island" and "The Gorilla Hunters", which were very popular in England at the time. He was also interested in the natural sciences and wrote many of his books.

요약
Waboose는 하락을 받아 처음으로 입술을 열었다. 그의 말은 믿을 만한 이유가 있었기 때문에 어머니가 Maqua와 그의 아들을 찾기 위해 보낸 것이라고 말했다. 캠프가 Dogrib 인디언의 공격을 받을 위험에 처해 있다고 말한다.

Summary
Waboose took the drop and opened his mouth for the first time. His words had reason to believe, so he said his mother had sent them to find Maqua and his son. They say the camp is in danger of being attacked by the Dogrib Indians.

CONTENTS

Chapter I. Sleeping in Snow.
Chapter II. The Winter Packet.
Chapter III. Deeper Desolation.
Chapter IV. The Winter Journey.
Chapter V. The Wounded Man.
Chapter VI. An Express and its Results.
Chapter VII. A Tremendous Storm and Other Experiences.
Chapter VIII. Deep in the Wilderness we find our Home which is Shared with the Wild Beast, the Wild Bird, and the Savage.
Chapter IX. A Bright Apparition?Followed by Rumours of War.
Chapter X. Salamander Gives and Receives a Surprise, and War is Averted by Wise Diplomacy.
Chapter XI. Lumley on Duty?Fort Wichikagan begins to Grow.
Chapter XII. A Narrow Escape?A Strange Meeting, and a Half-Revealed Mystery.
Chapter VIII. Fishing and its Results?Engineering and its Consequences.
Chapter XIV. Arrival of Strange Indians.
Chapter XV. A Catastrophe, a Letter, and a Surprise.
Chapter XVI. The Joys of Camping Out?Important Additions to the Establishment?Serious Matters and Winter Amusements.
Chapter XVII. Describes a Tremendous Visitation?A Feast?A Surprise?And an Attempt at Murder.
Chapter XVIII. The Mysterious Packet?Friends depart, and Lumley is caught singing.
Chapter XIX. Opening of the Mysterious Packet.
Chapter XX. I come out in a New Light, and have a very Narrow Escape
Chapter XXI. A Buffalo Hunt Followed by a Palaver, an Arrival, and a Traitor-Chase.
Chapter XXII. The Chase, the Capture, and the Revelation.
Chapter XXIII. Attacked by Bandits?A Sad Death and a Sudden Rescue.
Chapter XXIV. The Power of Sleep?Plans discussed and a Far Journey resolved on.
Chapter XXV. Tells of a Wonderful Meeting and a Frustrated Foe.
Chapter XXVI. One of the Difficulties of Correspondence enlarged on?Coming Events, etcetera.
Chapter XXVII. A Peculiar Wedding and a Wonderful Walk.
Chapter XXVIII. The Wilderness again?New Plans mooted?Treacherous Ice, and a Brave Rescue.
Chapter XXIX. The Last.