R. M. Ballantyne Books

If you are looking for excellent literature that will both instruct and inspire your sons with a knowledge of world history and global geography, and that do so in the context of the love of Christ....

R.M. Ballantyne inspired authors to take up their pens in defense of the ideals of biblical manhood and through his own writing changed the lives of thousands of lads with his adventure stories emphasizing Christian character in the face of trouble.

No author has ever received a more overwhelming response from boys at his death. It was during 1858, shortly after The Coral Island’s publication, that Ballantyne first experienced the agreeable but embarrassing sensation of being followed through the streets of Edinburgh by admiring youngsters, and his autograph became the prize possession of many a keen Scot lad. When the news of R.M. Ballantyne’s death reached Britain in 1894, it sent shock waves through the world of schoolboys. At first the news was met with incredulity, and then with heartfelt dismay by his tens of thousands of young readers.

Republishing the Ballantyne Christian Adventure Library is a dream come true for Vision Forum. Each Ballantyne book is produced with quality and care to give another generations of readers Smythe-sewn hardbound books that can be passed down to grandchildren.

Robert Louis Stevenson gave Ballantyne this title, "Ballantyne the Brave". If it wasn't for Ballantyne, Stevenson might never have made his travels through the Pacific where, notably, he wrote his masterpiece Treasure Island. Stevenson by reading Ballantyne’s The Coral Island at age 15 sparked in Stevenson both his love of the South Seas, and a fierce devotion to his fellow Scot. In the introduction to his book Treasure Island, Stevenson dubbed this advocate of the Gospel and boyhood adventure, “Ballantyne the Brave.” The title stuck.

Let “Ballantyne the Brave” be your adventure guide, confident that the man who broke tens of thousands of boys’ hearts with his passing will inspire yours with his literary return.

The newly published books are available through Vision Forum. A list of the Balantyne book titles follows:

• Blue Lights
• The Coral Island
• Deep Down
• The Giant of the North
• The Gorilla Hunters
• Hunted and Harried
• Martin Rattler
• The Pirate City
• Red Rooney
• The Young Fur Traders
• Gascoyne, the Sandal Wood Trader
• The Dog Crusoe and His Master
• The Cannibal Islands
• The Pioneers
• The Island Queen
• Ungava
• The Lonely Island
• The Norsemen in the West
• Post Haste
• Fighting the Flames