Died 1894-02-08.
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Robert Michael Ballantyne
Robert Michael Ballantyne 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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business · Scottish writer for young people (1825–1894) · writer · painter · children's writer · businessperson · novelist · travel writer · young adult author · also Robert Michael Ballantyne, R. M. Ballantyne, Comus, Robert Michael Ballentyne, Ballantyne
Born 24 April 1825 · Died 8 February 1894 · Q2579425
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1866· 1 entry
Ballantyne married Jane Grant, with whom he had three sons and three daughters
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1856· 1 entry
Gave up business to focus on his literary career, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated
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1847· 1 entry
Ballantyne returned to Scotland to discover that his father had died
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1825· 2 entries
Born 1825-04-24.
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Resulted in the collapse of the Ballantyne printing business the following year with debts of £130,000, which led to a decline in the family's fortunes
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