Here I am still loving the simplicity of Ballantyne's old style and still loving the packaging of his books by Nisbet. As usual there was not a lot of depth to the plot but, it is a story designed for the younger reader of early last century and, as such, it is another good "young person's adventure story".
This book also contains two short stories each carrying Mr. Ballantyne's signature Christian goodness and happy ending: "Jack Frost and Sons" and "A Double Rescue", respectively telling stories about Christmas in the poor part of London and about growing up from poor beginnings in coastal England, becoming a man in rural Canada and getting married to one's childhood sweetheart.
I personally don't have a religious bone in my body but I always feel uplifted after reading a Ballantyne. ( )