The Coral Island
The Coral Island
R.M. Ballantyne
This story tells of three young sailors, sole survivors of a wreck, and their discovery of the enchanting beauties of the South Pacific. They learn how to live on their tropical paradise but then they are swept into adventures with bloodthirsty pirates, before sailing back to England.
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The Coral Island - A Tale of the Pacific Ocean - opens with the shipwreck on a Pacific Island of the young friends Ralph Rover and Jack Martin and Peterkin Gray. Despite the pleasurable presence of delicious breadfruit, coconuts, and succulent oysters, the intrepid trio are not alone and they soon witness a battle between rival bands of cannibals led by 'Bloody Bill'.Their lives are placed in serious peril from which only courage and determined pluck can save them.
An enormously popular adventure since its publication in 1857, it provoked William Golding to write Lord of the Flies, offering an alternative view of how English boys would behave when released from the constraints of civilisation.
Product Description
Title - The Coral Island
Edition -
Author - R.M. Ballantyne
ISBN 13 - 9781853261701
Imprint - Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Publisher - Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Date Published - 05/11/1995
Prize -
No. of pages - 272
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 129 x 198 x 14mm
Weight - 173 g
Languages - English