The Battery and the Boiler: Children's Fiction
R. M. Ballantyne
Jul 2016 · Children's Fiction Book 110 · VM eBooks
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CHAPTER ONE. IN WHICH THE HERO MAKES HIS FIRST FLASH AND EXPLOSION.
CHAPTER TWO. REFERS TO A NOTABLE CHARACTER.
CHAPTER THREE. EARLY ASPIRATIONS.
CHAPTER FOUR. EXTRAORDINARY RESULT OF AN ATTEMPT AT AMATEUR CABLE-LAYING.
CHAPTER FIVE. PROSPECTS OF REAL CABLE-LAYING--ROBIN MEETS WITH HIS FIRST ELECTRICAL ACQUAINTANCES.
CHAPTER SIX. TELLS OF OUR HERO'S VISIT TO THE GREAT CABLE.
CHAPTER SEVEN. THE BIG SHIP--FIRST NIGHT ABOARD.
CHAPTER EIGHT. LAYING THE CABLE--"FAULTS" AND FAULT-FINDING--ANXIETIES, ACCIDENTS, AND OTHER MATTERS.
CHAPTER NINE. IN WHICH JOYS, HOPES, ALARMS, GHOSTS, AND LEVIATHANS TAKE PART.
CHAPTER TEN. TELLS OF GREAT EFFORTS AND FAILURES AND GRAND SUCCESS.
CHAPTER ELEVEN. HOME!
CHAPTER TWELVE. A GREAT DYNAMO-ELECTRIC SEA-FIGHT.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. TELLS OF A SUDDEN AND UNLOOKED-FOR EVENT.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. THE RAFT.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. LIFE ON THE RAFT.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. IN WHICH WILL BE FOUND MORE SURPRISES THAN ONE.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. STRANGE DISCOVERIES ON PIRATE ISLAND.
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. THE PIRATE'S ISLAND--CONTINUED.
CHAPTER NINETEEN. AN EXPLORATION AND AN ACCIDENT.
CHAPTER TWENTY. VARIOUS SUBJECTS TREATED OF, AND A GREAT FIGHT DETAILED.
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. DEPARTURE FROM PIRATE ISLAND AND HOPEFUL NEWS AT SARAWAK.
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. BOMBAY--WHERE STUMPS COMES TO GRIEF.
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. STUMPS IN DESPAIR--AND BOMBAY IN RAPTURES.
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. SHOWS THE DREADFUL DEPRAVITY OF MAN, AND THE AMAZING EFFECTS OF ELECTRICAL TREATMENT ON MAN AND BEAST.
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. A GREAT FIELD-DAY, IN WHICH SLAGG DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF.
CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. BEGINS WITH A DISAPPOINTMENT, CONTINUES WITH A GREAT RECEPTION, AND ENDS WITH A SERIES OF SURPRISES.
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. DESCRIBES SEVERAL IMPORTANT EVENTS.
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. THE CABLE LAID.
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. UNCLE RIK'S ADVENTURES.
CHAPTER THIRTY. THE WRIGHT FAMILY REUNITED, AND SAM BECOMES HIGHLY ELECTRICAL.
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. DESCRIBES A HAPPY HOME AND A HAPPIER MEETING.
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO. IN WHICH THE STORY FINDS A "FAULT," AND THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT ENDS.
CHAPTER TWO. REFERS TO A NOTABLE CHARACTER.
CHAPTER THREE. EARLY ASPIRATIONS.
CHAPTER FOUR. EXTRAORDINARY RESULT OF AN ATTEMPT AT AMATEUR CABLE-LAYING.
CHAPTER FIVE. PROSPECTS OF REAL CABLE-LAYING--ROBIN MEETS WITH HIS FIRST ELECTRICAL ACQUAINTANCES.
CHAPTER SIX. TELLS OF OUR HERO'S VISIT TO THE GREAT CABLE.
CHAPTER SEVEN. THE BIG SHIP--FIRST NIGHT ABOARD.
CHAPTER EIGHT. LAYING THE CABLE--"FAULTS" AND FAULT-FINDING--ANXIETIES, ACCIDENTS, AND OTHER MATTERS.
CHAPTER NINE. IN WHICH JOYS, HOPES, ALARMS, GHOSTS, AND LEVIATHANS TAKE PART.
CHAPTER TEN. TELLS OF GREAT EFFORTS AND FAILURES AND GRAND SUCCESS.
CHAPTER ELEVEN. HOME!
CHAPTER TWELVE. A GREAT DYNAMO-ELECTRIC SEA-FIGHT.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. TELLS OF A SUDDEN AND UNLOOKED-FOR EVENT.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. THE RAFT.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. LIFE ON THE RAFT.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. IN WHICH WILL BE FOUND MORE SURPRISES THAN ONE.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. STRANGE DISCOVERIES ON PIRATE ISLAND.
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. THE PIRATE'S ISLAND--CONTINUED.
CHAPTER NINETEEN. AN EXPLORATION AND AN ACCIDENT.
CHAPTER TWENTY. VARIOUS SUBJECTS TREATED OF, AND A GREAT FIGHT DETAILED.
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. DEPARTURE FROM PIRATE ISLAND AND HOPEFUL NEWS AT SARAWAK.
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. BOMBAY--WHERE STUMPS COMES TO GRIEF.
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. STUMPS IN DESPAIR--AND BOMBAY IN RAPTURES.
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. SHOWS THE DREADFUL DEPRAVITY OF MAN, AND THE AMAZING EFFECTS OF ELECTRICAL TREATMENT ON MAN AND BEAST.
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. A GREAT FIELD-DAY, IN WHICH SLAGG DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF.
CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. BEGINS WITH A DISAPPOINTMENT, CONTINUES WITH A GREAT RECEPTION, AND ENDS WITH A SERIES OF SURPRISES.
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. DESCRIBES SEVERAL IMPORTANT EVENTS.
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. THE CABLE LAID.
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. UNCLE RIK'S ADVENTURES.
CHAPTER THIRTY. THE WRIGHT FAMILY REUNITED, AND SAM BECOMES HIGHLY ELECTRICAL.
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. DESCRIBES A HAPPY HOME AND A HAPPIER MEETING.
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO. IN WHICH THE STORY FINDS A "FAULT," AND THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT ENDS.
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About the author
Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books. He was also an accomplished artist, and exhibited some of his water-colours at the Royal Scottish Academy.
In 1847 Ballantyne returned to Scotland to discover that his father had died. He published his first book the following year, Hudson's Bay: or, Life in the Wilds of North America, and for some time was employed by the publishers Messrs Constable. In 1856 he gave up business to focus on his literary career, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated.
In 1847 Ballantyne returned to Scotland to discover that his father had died. He published his first book the following year, Hudson's Bay: or, Life in the Wilds of North America, and for some time was employed by the publishers Messrs Constable. In 1856 he gave up business to focus on his literary career, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated.
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