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The World of Ice

by R. M. Ballantyne

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First published
1860
Pages
225Digital edition
Language
English
Reading difficulty
4 of 10

A little about the story

Young Fred Ellice sails on the whaling ship Dolphin with old sailor John Buzzby, bound for the Arctic. They hunt whales and walrus, meet the Inuit, are trapped in the ice and struggle to survive the polar winter.

R. M. Ballantyne wrote vividly about the far north. The book reflects the attitudes of its time.

Things You May Not Know About The World of Ice

  • Subtitled The Whaling Cruise of the Dolphin and the Adventures of Her Crew in the Polar Regions.
  • By the author of The Coral Island and The Dog Crusoe.
  • Meetuck is the crew's Inuit friend and guide.

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Part of Freebookia's children's classics collection, added November 2026.

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