The Giant of the North Book download in PDF, ePub & Mobi
by R. M. Ballantyne
Adventure Fiction Exploration Survival Comradeship The Battle against Nature
The Giant of the North, also known as Pokings Round the Pole, is a novel written by R. M. Ballantyne and first published in 1882.
In this story, Captain Vane along with his son Bejamin and his nephews Leo and Alf set out in search of the North Pole. Obviously this will not be an easy task and it will also be complicated when their ship gets trapped in the Arctic ice.
The youngsters will try to overcome these adventures under extreme cold in the frozen tundra and the icy waters of the Arctic Sea. They will meet Eskimo peoples, including the giant Eskimo Screekinbroot, and their customs and way of life.
The story will even have a surprise with the discovery of an Eskimo elder who will have a relationship with the main characters...
The book explores the discovery of the North Pole before it actually happened, so the details of the exploration are totally fictitious. Still, it presents some quite interesting conjectures and highlights the author's great imagination.
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The Giant of the North by R. M. Ballantyne is believed to be in the public domain in the United States only. It may still be copyrighted in other countries. If you are not in the United States, please check your local laws to ensure this eBook is in the public domain in your country before downloading The Giant of the North in PDF or ePub.
WHY READ THE GIANT OF THE NORTH IN 2025?
143 years later, still timelySledges, sea-ice, and survival. Ballantyne’s polar adventure trades comfort for craft as a crew learns to read weather, ice, and themselves. It is brisk, practical, and full of field-tested know-how—reminding us that competence is a story’s best special effect.
Read as a window on nineteenth-century exploration and a conversation starter about resilience and respect for Arctic knowledge. Pair with modern accounts to contrast imagination, risk, and the ethics of encountering other cultures and extreme environments.
Navigation & nerve
Skill drives the plot.
Nature as teacher
Ice writes the rules.
Worldbuilding outdoors
Geography shapes character.
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About R. M. Ballantyne
Victorian adventure that trains resourcefulness, teamwork, and practical problem solving.
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