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THE

BATTERY AND THE BOILER


OR


ADVENTURES IN THE LAYING OF SUBMARINE

ELECTRIC CABLES.


BY R. M. BALLANTYNE,

AUTHOR OF "THE GIANT OF THE NORTH;" "THE LONELY ISLAND;" "POST HASTE; A
TALE OF HER MAJESTY'S MAILS;" "IN THE TRACK OF THE TROOPS;" "THE SETTLER
AND THE SAVAGE;" "UNDER THE WAVES;" "RIVERS OF ICE;" "BLACK IVORY;"
"THE PIRATE CITY;" "THE NORSEMEN IN THE WEST;" "THE IRON HORSE
"THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDS;" "ERLING THE
BOLD;" "FIGHTING THE FLAMES;" "SHIFTING WINDS;" "DEEP
DOWN;" "THE LIGHTHOUSE;" "GASCOYNE;" "THE
LIFEBOAT;" "THE GOLDEN DREAM," etc.


With Illustrations by the Author


LONDON:
JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
1883.

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