The Iron Horse (Annotated)

Robert Michael Ballantyne

Sinossi

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Robert Michael Ballantyne, the Scottish master of the adventure genre for young people


Originally published in 1871, "The Iron Horse” (also known as The Iron Horse: or, Life on the Line. A Tale of the Grand National Trunk Railway) is a historical novel by Scottish author Robert Michael Ballantyne.

"The Iron Horse" is an exceptional and highly recommended immersion into the history of the railway and other aspects of railway history in England presented through the adventurous lives of the characters.

Disponibile da: 31/07/2022.

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