R. M. Ballantyne Quotes

1825–1894 Scotland

Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author of juvenile fiction, who wrote more than a hundred books. He was also an accomplished artist: he exhibited some of his water-colours at the Royal Scottish Academy.

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Also known as: The Gorilla Hunters

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To sleep at your post! shame on you! Had you been a sentinel in time of war that nod would have cost you your life, supposing you to have been caught in the act.

The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of the Wilds of Africa (1861)

I know something about the monkey tribes, but I cannot say that at this moment I remember any particular habit of which we might avail ourselves.

The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of the Wilds of Africa (1861)

If I go to sleep and the fires die down, who knows but wild beasts may come upon us and kill us before we can seize our arms.

The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of the Wilds of Africa (1861)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: R. M. Ballantyne (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.