A Recommendation for Upcoming Ballantyne Series.

Dear Joshua,

Thank you so much for this website and for sparking our interest in Ballantyne. We have read several of his books so far (including a few that we purchased in Scotland) and have been thoroughly delighted! We heartily agree that R.M. Ballantyne's works are the kind of books that the boys, and girls, of our day need to be reading. Now that we are happy owners of Vision Forum's 20 Vol. Collection, we plan on keeping up a steady pace until we have read them all!

An example of one edition of The Red Man's Revenge

One of the old copies that we bought in Edinburgh is The Red Man's Revenge, and we, having read it together, would like to recommend it for republication for several reasons: 1. Ballantyne presents a good picture of brotherly loyalty throughout the story; 2. The Gospel is very clear, as we have come to expect of Ballantyne; 3. Elsie Ravenshaw is an example of a loving daughter who could have been bitter toward her father but chooses to be sympathetic and supportive instead (This is not a major part of the plot but is clear enough, we think.); 4. The characters in general are especially engaging (Many are Scots, so perhaps we are slightly biased) and we often laughed aloud at the humorous events and conversations Ballantyne describes while, on the other hand, we were also inspired to strive to be ladies of feminine strength and to encourage our brothers in Christ to be godly, bold men like the hero of this story. Just a thought!

For Christ's Crown & Covenant, Kristen & Susan H.

Thank you, ladies, for your comment.