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Fast in the Ice

Adventures in the Polar Regions

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First published: 1863
Pages: 69

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Introduction
6:56
At Sea, The First Storm
10:15
In the Ice, Dangers of Arctic Voyaging
16:02
Difficulties, Troubles, And Dangers
16:03
A Gale, Narrow Escapes, Signs Of Winter, Set Fast
17:02
Preparations for Wintering, Remarkable Adventures with a Bear
18:12
A Great Battle with the Walrus
26:35
The Cause of Ice-Bergs, Fox-Chase, A Bear
14:11
A Visit to the Eskimos, Wonderful Doings, A Mystery
14:45
The Tale of a Kite, A Great Bear-Fight
12:56
Christmas Time, Death, Return of Light and Hope, Disasters and Final Deliverance
19:29

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About this book

A possible open sea around the North Pole sends Captain Harvey and the brig Hope north from England. Equipped for whaling but chiefly bound on discovery, the ship heads toward Greenland and Baffin's Bay. R. M. Ballantyne's 1863 adventure for young readers begins with a departure that weighs heavily on both the captain and the sailor Sam Baker, bringing family attachments into the story of exploration.

Arctic conditions soon make practical resourcefulness central to the narrative. The middle passage considers using kites to pull sledges, describes the moon circling above the horizon, and follows Gregory, Baker and Davy Butts across thin ice in search of walrus. Their approach pauses as they watch a polar hunter moving toward the animals.

About the author

R. M. Ballantyne

R. M. Ballantyne (1825-1894) was a Scottish author of adventure fiction for the young. His years as a clerk for the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada gave him a taste for wild places, and he went on to write more than a hundred spirited tales of travel and survival.