The Bloater

Author: Rosemary Tonks
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 0811234576
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
A rediscovered literary classic, The Bloater is a rollicking hothouse novel where love and repulsion are two paths to the same abyss Why do the only men I know carry wet umbrellas and say “Umm?” I’m being starved alive. Quick: the first bookshop for a copy of the Kama-Sutra. Min works at the BBC as a sound engineer, and in theory she’s married, but her husband George is so invisible that she accidentally turns the lights off even when he’s still in the room. Luckily, she has her friends and lovers to distract her: in Min’s self-lacerating, bracingly opinionated voice, life boils down to sex appeal—and of late she’s being courted by an internationally renowned opera singer whom she refers to as The Bloater (a swelled, salted herring). Disgusted by and attracted to him in equal measure, her dilemma—which reaches a hysterical, hilarious pitch—is whether to sleep with him or not. Rosemary Tonks—the salt and pepper of the earth—is a writer who gets her claws into the reader with all the joy of a cat and a mouse. Vain and materialistic, tender and savage, narrated in brilliant, sparkling prose, The Bloater is the perfect snapshot of London in the 1960s.

Complete Novels

Author: R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13417

Book Description
This edition includes: The Coral Island Snowflakes and Sunbeams (The Young Fur Traders) Ungava Martin Rattler The Dog Crusoe and his Master The World of Ice The Gorilla Hunters The Golden Dream The Red Eric Away in the Wilderness Fighting the Whales The Wild Man of the West Fast in the Ice Gascoyne The Lifeboat Chasing the Sun Freaks on the Fells The Lighthouse Fighting The Flames Silver Lake Deep Down Shifting Winds Hunting the Lions Over the Rocky Mountains Saved by the Lifeboat Erling the Bold The Battle and the Breeze The Cannibal Islands Lost in the Forest Digging for Gold Sunk at Sea The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands The Iron Horse The Norsemen in the West The Pioneers Black Ivory Life in the Red Brigade Fort Desolation The Pirate City The Story of the Rock Rivers of Ice Under the Waves The Settler and the Savage In the Track of the Troops Jarwin and Cuffy Philosopher Jack Post Haste The Lonely Island The Red Man's Revenge My Doggie and I The Giant of the North The Madman and the Pirate The Battery and the Boiler The Thorogood Family The Young Trawler Dusty Diamonds, Cut and Polished Twice Bought The Island Queen The Rover of the Andes The Prairie Chief The Lively Poll Red Rooney The Big Otter The Fugitives Blue Lights The Middy and the Moors The Eagle Cliff The Crew of the Water Wagtail Blown to Bits The Garret and the Garden Jeff Benson Charlie to the Rescue The Coxswain's Bride The Buffalo Runners The Hot Swamp Hunted and Harried The Walrus Hunters Wrecked but not Ruined Six Months at the Cape Memoirs: Personal Reminiscences in Book Making

The Collected Works of R. M. Ballantyne

Author: R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 9212

Book Description
This edition includes: Novels: The Coral Island Snowflakes and Sunbeams (The Young Fur Traders) Ungava Martin Rattler The Dog Crusoe and his Master The World of Ice The Gorilla Hunters The Golden Dream The Red Eric Away in the Wilderness Fighting the Whales The Wild Man of the West Fast in the Ice Gascoyne The Lifeboat Chasing the Sun Freaks on the Fells The Lighthouse Fighting The Flames Silver Lake Deep Down Shifting Winds Hunting the Lions Over the Rocky Mountains Saved by the Lifeboat Erling the Bold The Battle and the Breeze The Cannibal Islands Lost in the Forest Digging for Gold Sunk at Sea The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands The Iron Horse The Norsemen in the West The Pioneers Black Ivory Life in the Red Brigade Fort Desolation The Pirate City The Story of the Rock Rivers of Ice Under the Waves The Settler and the Savage In the Track of the Troops Jarwin and Cuffy Philosopher Jack Post Haste The Lonely Island The Red Man's Revenge My Doggie and I The Giant of the North The Madman and the Pirate The Battery and the Boiler The Thorogood Family The Young Trawler Dusty Diamonds, Cut and Polished Twice Bought The Island Queen The Rover of the Andes The Prairie Chief The Lively Poll Red Rooney The Big Otter The Fugitives Blue Lights The Middy and the Moors The Eagle Cliff The Crew of the Water Wagtail Blown to Bits The Garret and the Garden Jeff Benson Charlie to the Rescue The Coxswain's Bride The Buffalo Runners The Hot Swamp Hunted and Harried The Walrus Hunters Wrecked but not Ruined Children's Books: Three Little Kittens The Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast Mister Fox The Life of a Ship My Mother Other Works: The Hudson's Bay Company Handbook to the new Goldfields Up in the Clouds: Balloon Voyages Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and Ships The Ocean and its Wonders Six Months at the Cape Battles with the Sea Memoirs: Personal Reminiscences in Book Making

R. M. Ballantyne: Collected Works

Author: R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13417

Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this unique action & adventure collection with sea adventure novels, western classics, historical thrillers, treasure hunt tales, war stories._x000D_ Table of Contents:_x000D_ The Coral Island_x000D_ Snowflakes and Sunbeams (The Young Fur Traders)_x000D_ Ungava_x000D_ Martin Rattler_x000D_ The Dog Crusoe and his Master_x000D_ The World of Ice_x000D_ The Gorilla Hunters_x000D_ The Golden Dream_x000D_ The Red Eric_x000D_ Away in the Wilderness_x000D_ Fighting the Whales_x000D_ The Wild Man of the West_x000D_ Fast in the Ice_x000D_ Gascoyne_x000D_ The Lifeboat_x000D_ Chasing the Sun_x000D_ Freaks on the Fells_x000D_ The Lighthouse_x000D_ Fighting The Flames_x000D_ Silver Lake_x000D_ Deep Down_x000D_ Shifting Winds_x000D_ Hunting the Lions_x000D_ Over the Rocky Mountains_x000D_ Saved by the Lifeboat_x000D_ Erling the Bold_x000D_ The Battle and the Breeze_x000D_ The Cannibal Islands_x000D_ Lost in the Forest_x000D_ Digging for Gold_x000D_ Sunk at Sea_x000D_ The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands_x000D_ The Iron Horse_x000D_ The Norsemen in the West_x000D_ The Pioneers_x000D_ Black Ivory_x000D_ Life in the Red Brigade_x000D_ Fort Desolation_x000D_ The Pirate City_x000D_ The Story of the Rock_x000D_ Rivers of Ice_x000D_ Under the Waves_x000D_ The Settler and the Savage_x000D_ In the Track of the Troops_x000D_ Jarwin and Cuffy_x000D_ Philosopher Jack_x000D_ Post Haste_x000D_ The Lonely Island_x000D_ The Red Man's Revenge_x000D_ My Doggie and I_x000D_ The Giant of the North_x000D_ The Madman and the Pirate_x000D_ The Battery and the Boiler_x000D_ The Thorogood Family_x000D_ The Young Trawler_x000D_ Dusty Diamonds, Cut and Polished_x000D_ Twice Bought_x000D_ The Island Queen_x000D_ The Rover of the Andes_x000D_ The Prairie Chief_x000D_ The Lively Poll_x000D_ Red Rooney_x000D_ The Big Otter_x000D_ The Fugitives_x000D_ Blue Lights_x000D_ The Middy and the Moors_x000D_ The Eagle Cliff_x000D_ The Crew of the Water Wagtail_x000D_ Blown to Bits_x000D_ The Garret and the Garden_x000D_ Jeff Benson_x000D_ Charlie to the Rescue_x000D_ The Coxswain's Bride_x000D_ The Buffalo Runners_x000D_ The Hot Swamp_x000D_ Hunted and Harried_x000D_ The Walrus Hunters_x000D_ Wrecked but not Ruined_x000D_ Six Months at the Cape_x000D_ Memoirs:_x000D_ Personal Reminiscences in Book Making

The Greatest Action Books - Ballantyne Edition

Author: R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13445

Book Description
Musaicum Books presents to you this unique action & adventure collection with sea adventure novels, western classics, historical thrillers, treasure hunt tales, war stories. Table of Contents: The Coral Island Snowflakes and Sunbeams (The Young Fur Traders) Ungava Martin Rattler The Dog Crusoe and his Master The World of Ice The Gorilla Hunters The Golden Dream The Red Eric Away in the Wilderness Fighting the Whales The Wild Man of the West Fast in the Ice Gascoyne The Lifeboat Chasing the Sun Freaks on the Fells The Lighthouse Fighting The Flames Silver Lake Deep Down Shifting Winds Hunting the Lions Over the Rocky Mountains Saved by the Lifeboat Erling the Bold The Battle and the Breeze The Cannibal Islands Lost in the Forest Digging for Gold Sunk at Sea The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands The Iron Horse The Norsemen in the West The Pioneers Black Ivory Life in the Red Brigade Fort Desolation The Pirate City The Story of the Rock Rivers of Ice Under the Waves The Settler and the Savage In the Track of the Troops Jarwin and Cuffy Philosopher Jack Post Haste The Lonely Island The Red Man's Revenge My Doggie and I The Giant of the North The Madman and the Pirate The Battery and the Boiler The Thorogood Family The Young Trawler Dusty Diamonds, Cut and Polished Twice Bought The Island Queen The Rover of the Andes The Prairie Chief The Lively Poll Red Rooney The Big Otter The Fugitives Blue Lights The Middy and the Moors The Eagle Cliff The Crew of the Water Wagtail Blown to Bits The Garret and the Garden Jeff Benson Charlie to the Rescue The Coxswain's Bride The Buffalo Runners The Hot Swamp Hunted and Harried The Walrus Hunters Wrecked but not Ruined Six Months at the Cape Memoirs: Personal Reminiscences in Book Making

The Bloater

Author: Rosemary Tonks
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Male singers
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description

Life in the Red Brigade

Author: R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN: 8726986531
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
First published in 1873, ‘Life in the Red Brigade’ by popular author R.M. Ballantyne is an adventure story which follows young firefighter Joe Dashwood and his exploits with the London fire service during its earliest days. Joe and his colleagues face all sorts of problems and dangers as they dash around London attending calls for their urgent services. A fascinating story, and a delightful peek at an institution in its infancy. 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, travelling all over the country to trade for fur. He returned to Scotland in 1847 following the death of his father, and it was then that he began his literary career in earnest, writing over 100 children’s adventure books over the course of his life. Stories such as ‘The Coral Island’ and ‘The Young Fur Traders’ were hugely popular, and many of them drew on his own experiences of travelling throughout Canada. A stickler for detail, Ballantyne continued to travel widely to research the backgrounds and settings for his exciting stories. His tales became an inspiration for authors of the future, including ‘Treasure Island’ novelist Robert Louis Stevenson. Ballantyne spent the latter period of his life living in London and Italy for the sake of his health. He died in Rome in 1894 at the age of 68.

The Complete Novels of R. M. Ballantyne

Author: R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13147

Book Description
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Novels of R. M. Ballantyne" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Coral Island Snowflakes and Sunbeams (The Young Fur Traders) Ungava Martin Rattler The Dog Crusoe and his Master The World of Ice The Gorilla Hunters The Golden Dream The Red Eric Away in the Wilderness Fighting the Whales The Wild Man of the West Fast in the Ice Gascoyne The Lifeboat Chasing the Sun Freaks on the Fells The Lighthouse Fighting The Flames Silver Lake Deep Down Shifting Winds Hunting the Lions Over the Rocky Mountains Saved by the Lifeboat Erling the Bold The Battle and the Breeze The Cannibal Islands Lost in the Forest Digging for Gold Sunk at Sea The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands The Iron Horse The Norsemen in the West The Pioneers Black Ivory Life in the Red Brigade Fort Desolation The Pirate City The Story of the Rock Rivers of Ice Under the Waves The Settler and the Savage In the Track of the Troops Jarwin and Cuffy Philosopher Jack Post Haste The Lonely Island The Red Man's Revenge My Doggie and I The Giant of the North The Madman and the Pirate The Battery and the Boiler The Thorogood Family The Young Trawler Dusty Diamonds, Cut and Polished Twice Bought The Island Queen The Rover of the Andes The Prairie Chief The Lively Poll Red Rooney The Big Otter The Fugitives Blue Lights The Middy and the Moors The Eagle Cliff The Crew of the Water Wagtail Blown to Bits The Garret and the Garden Jeff Benson Charlie to the Rescue The Coxswain's Bride The Buffalo Runners The Hot Swamp Hunted and Harried The Walrus Hunters Wrecked but not Ruined Six Months at the Cape Memoirs: Personal Reminiscences in Book Making

Favourite Recitations of Favourite Actors

Author: Percy Cross Standing
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Recitations
Languages : en
Pages : 344

Book Description

R. M. BALLANTYNE Ultimate Collection: 90+ Action & Adventure Classics

Author: R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 9182

Book Description
R. M. Ballantyne's 'R. M. BALLANTYNE Ultimate Collection: 90+ Action & Adventure Classics' is a comprehensive compilation of thrilling tales that transport readers to far-flung lands and daring adventures. Ballantyne's vivid descriptions and fast-paced narratives immerse the reader in the excitement of exploration and discovery. Each story is filled with action-packed scenes and courageous characters, making it a must-read for fans of adventure literature. The collection showcases Ballantyne's masterful storytelling and his ability to capture the essence of exotic locales and perilous situations. As a 19th-century Scottish author and adventurer, R. M. Ballantyne drew on his own experiences to write his gripping tales of exploration and survival. His firsthand knowledge of the sea and wilderness infuses his writing with authenticity and adds depth to his characters and settings. Ballantyne's passion for adventure shines through in every page of this extensive collection, appealing to readers who crave excitement and escapism. Readers seeking thrilling escapades and unforgettable journeys should not miss R. M. Ballantyne's 'R. M. BALLANTYNE Ultimate Collection: 90+ Action & Adventure Classics.' With stories that span continents and cultures, this collection offers a thrilling escape into the world of exploration and daring exploits, making it a timeless addition to any adventure lover's library.