Project Gutenberg 2007-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 202 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) 1825 1894 Ballantyne, Robert Michael Twice Bought Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Twice Bought" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds in the backdrop of the American West, focusing on the struggles of Tom Brixton, a young miner who becomes entangled in a life of gambling and theft. As he navigates the harsh realities of gold digging, Brixton's moral compass is tested when he resorts to desperate measures to reclaim what he believes was stolen from him. The opening of the novel introduces Tom Brixton and his friend Fred Westly as they work at a gold dig site, revealing Brixton's reckless gambling habits that lead him to lose all his possessions to a notorious bully named Gashford. Frustrated and determined to get back what he lost, Brixton makes the fateful decision to steal from Gashford, setting off a chain of events that will see him become an outlaw with a heavy conscience. As he grapples with his choices, he finds himself pursued by the community that once embraced him, leading to moments of intense moral conflict and external danger as he must face the consequences of his actions. This opening lays a foundation for a tale of redemption and the search for personal integrity amid the lawlessness of the frontier. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Gambling -- Juvenile fiction Gold -- Juvenile fiction Theft -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 462804 2025-08-09T07:08:43.608266 text/html 485750 2007-06-06T15:22:04 text/html 242436 2025-08-09T07:08:52.039200 application/epub+zip 249344 2025-08-09T07:08:46.772226 application/epub+zip 235581 2025-08-09T07:08:45.383222 application/epub+zip 432873 2025-08-09T07:08:55.788204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424200 2025-08-09T07:08:51.211227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393225 2022-09-10T08:50:44.408472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434750 2025-08-09T07:08:43.008255 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 434664 2007-06-06T15:22:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20324 2025-08-09T07:08:55.940185 application/rdf+xml 12537 2025-08-09T07:08:45.891224 image/jpeg 3386 2025-08-09T07:08:45.633221 image/jpeg 169053 2007-06-06T15:22:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 168419 2007-06-06T15:22:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 235561 2025-08-09T07:08:43.645249 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia