Martin Rattler [Hardcover]

Robert Michael Ballantyne (Author), 1stWorld Library (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 8, 2006

Martin Rattler was a very bad boy. At least his aunt, Mrs. Dorothy Grumbit, said so; and certainly she ought to have known, if anybody should, for Martin lived with her, and was, as she herself expressed it, "the bane of her existence, - the very torment of her life." No doubt of it whatever, according to Aunt Dorothy Grumbit's showing, Martin Rattler was "a remarkably bad boy." It is a curious fact, however, that, although most of the people in the village of Ashford seemed to agree with Mrs. Grumbit in her opinion of Martin, there were very few of them who did not smile cheerfully on the child when they met him, and say, "Good day, lad!" as heartily as if they thought him the best boy in the place. No one seemed to bear Martin Rattler ill-will, notwithstanding his alleged badness. Men laughed when they said he was a bad boy, as if they did not quite believe their own assertion. The vicar, an old whiteheaded man, with a kind, hearty countenance, said that the child was full of mischief, full of mischief; but he would improve as he grew older, he was quite certain of that.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 236 pages
• Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society (February 8, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1421803852
• ISBN-13: 978-1421803852
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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5.0 out of 5 stars 60 year search, May 30, 2011

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I have been looking for this book(Martin Rattler) for 60 years. It was a favorite book I read when a boy growing up in Ireland. I looked in used book stores all over England without success and today thanks to Amazon I have found it and will start to reminise with my Kindle edition. THANK YOU AMAZON.You have made a senior heart(77years old)glad and I can't wait to start reading. Nostalgia is the word of the day at my house. John L.