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R.M.발렌타인의 1880년 소설
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.


1880 novel by R.M. Valentine
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, traveling the country for 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 his stories 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. In addition, he was interested in natural science and wrote a lot of related contents in books.

CONTENTS

Chapter I. The Mutiny.
Chapter II. Records the Duties and Troubles of the Mutineers.
Chapter III. The Lonely Island Sighted.
Chapter IV. The Island Explored.
Chapter V. The Landing of the Livestock in Bounty Bay.
Chapter VI. Settling down and Exploration.
Chapter VII. Roasting, Foraging, and Fabricating.
Chapter VIII. Division of the Island?Moralisings, Misgivings, and a Great Event.
Chapter IX. Sally’s Chief Joys?Dark Clouds Overspread the Pitcairn Sky, and Darker Deeds are done.
Chapter X. Dangers, Joys, Trials, and Multiplication.
Chapter XI. Sporting, Schooling and Moralising.
Chapter XII. Converse in the Cave?Cruelty, Punishment, and Revelry.
Chapter XIII. Tyrants and Plotters.
Chapter IV. The Influence of Infancy, also of Villainy.
Chapter XV. Murder!
Chapter XVI. Matt Quintal makes a Tremendous Discovery.
Chapter XVII. The Clouds grow Thicker and Blacker.
Chapter XVIII. Aquatic Amusements.
Chapter XIX. The Darkest Hour.
Chapter XX. The Dawn of a Better Day.
Chapter XXI. The Last Man.
Chapter XXII. John Adams longs for a Chum and becomes a Story-Teller.
Chapter XXIII. The Pitcairners have a Night of it.
Chapter XXIV. Refers to Things Spiritual and Physical.
Chapter XXV. Tells of an Important Matter.
Chapter XXVI. Treats of a Birth and of Devastation.
Chapter XXVII. A Picnic and a Surprise.
Chapter XXVIII. The First Ship, and News of Home.
Chapter XXIX. Jack Brace stirs up the War Spirit of Adams.
Chapter XXX. Adams and the Girls.
Chapter XXXI. Treats of Interesting Matters.
Chapter XXXII. Another Visit from the Great World.
Chapter XXXIII. New Arrivals and Strange Adventures.
Chapter XXXIV. Farewell!