Ralph and his two friends survive a treacherous storm in the middle of the Pacific and land on a coral reef with only a broken knife and telescope. They succeed in living off the land and are happy until cannibals and a terrible pirate arrive.

Coral Island

Literature & Fiction

Ballantyne, R.M.

Classics

Puffin

The Coral Island

Children's Books

When three boys find themselves shipwrecked on a South Pacific island, they must learn to survive in a sometimes beautiful, sometimes deadly new world. Sharks, cannibals, and pirates are only the start of their adventures. A classic tale of high adventure and boyhood courage!

The Coral Island (Penguin Popular Classics)

PENGUIN POPULAR CLASSICS

Puffin Classics Coral Island Tie In Edition

In this adult edition of the children's classic, three English boys, shipwrecked on a deserted island, create an idyllic society despite typhoons, wild hogs, and hostile visitors. Then evil pirates kidnap one of the youths whose adventures continue among the South Sea Islands.

The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean (The ^AWorld's Classics)

British & Irish

Oxford University Press

The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean (1858) is a novel written by Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne. One of the first works of juvenile fiction to feature exclusively juvenile heroes, the story relates the adventures of three boys marooned on a South Pacific island, the only survivors of a shipwreck. A typical Robinsonade – a genre of fiction inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe – and one of the most popular of its type, the book first went on sale in late 1857 and has never been out of print. Among the novel's major themes are the civilising effect of Christianity, 19th-century British imperialism in the South Pacific, and the importance of hierarchy and leadership. It was the inspiration for William Golding's dystopian novel Lord of the Flies (1954), which inverted the morality of The Coral Island; in Ballantyne's story the children encounter evil, but in Lord of the Flies evil is within them. The novel was considered a classic for primary school children of the early 20th century in Britain, and in the United States it was a staple of suggested reading lists for high-school students. Modern critics consider The Coral Island to feature a dated imperialist view of the world, but although it is less popular today than it once was, it was adapted into a four-part children's television drama broadcast by ITV in 2000.

Better Books Co

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of the Wilds of Africa

Biographies & Memoirs

Ballantyne, Robert Michael

Historical

Kessinger Publishing

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Deep Down: A Tale of the Cornish Mines

History

BiblioBazaar

Contemporary

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