Deep Down

a Tale of the Cornish Mines

English · 8h 34m · Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction

Oliver, a young Scottish doctor has dangerous adventures with smugglers, hilarious and grief-stricken interactions with miners and villagers, and exciting experiences in the Cornish mines of Cornwall. R. M. Ballantyne's expressive and colorful depictions of the old villages near St. Just, Cornwall, paint such beautiful and rich pictures of the coast. You will learn interesting tidbits of tin and copper mining, as well. In my own mind I could almost see the magnificent cliffs along the coast and hear the crashing of the waves against the shore, which also happened to be above one adit, or horizontal passage of the mine. (Summary by JenNoel)