THE ATHENAEUMThe Iron HorseR. M. Ballantyne
Adventure
The Iron Horse
Read it in the Library After Dark Or read it as plain textBallantyne’s novel of 1871 about life on the early railway: engine drivers, stokers, signalmen and a runaway train. He liked to learn his subjects first-hand, and his affection for steam is on every page. A signal house seemed the only proper place for it.
The librarian
- Reading time
- About 6 hr 5 min
- Where to find it
- The Signal House, on the night railway
- Edition
- Project Gutenberg, eBook #21740. In the public domain in the United States.