Full name: Fast in the Ice: Adventures in the Polar Regions

Author: R. M. Ballantyne Year: 1863 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Free books, Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Project Gutenberg Goodreads

One day, many years ago, a brig cast off from her moorings, and sailed from a British port for the Polar Seas. That brig never came back. Many a hearty cheer was given, many a kind wish was uttered, many a handkerchief was waved, and many a tearful eye gazed that day as the vessel left Old England, and steered her course into the unknown regions of the far north.