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Ballantyne [ˈbælənˌtaɪn] n (Biographies / Ballantyne, R(obert)M(ichael) (1825-1894) M, British, WRITING: children's author) R(obert) M(ichael). 1825-94, British author, noted for such adventure stories as The Coral Island (1857) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He contributed largely, in succession, to the 'Edinburgh' and 'Quarterly' reviews, and having become a secret partner in the printing firm of the Ballantyne brothers, two of his school friends, exerted himself not only in the affairs of the company but in vast editorial labors of his own, which included among other things voluminously annotated editions of Dryden and Swift. |
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