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Under the Waves

Diving in Deep Waters

by R. M. Ballantyne

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Edgar Berrington wants an engineer's education to include firsthand knowledge of diving. At twenty-one, he turns to Baldwin, an experienced diver who taught him to swim as a child. Their lessons begin among heavy boots, metal helmets, air pumps and weighted diving suits, with Edgar's impatience meeting Baldwin's insistence on understanding the equipment. R. M. Ballantyne builds this adventure for younger readers around the practical skills needed to work beneath the sea.

The story also takes those skills into the waters of the China Sea, where the divers face danger from pirates. In one tense episode, Chok-foo brings a warning, and Edgar and Joe Baldwin confront a pilot while trying to steer their boat clear of an approaching fleet. Technical curiosity and urgent decisions share the page.

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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.

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First published
1876
Reading time
About 7 hours
Pages
252
Language
English
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