| The Coral Island Contributor(s): Ballantyne, R. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1481275127 ISBN-13: 9781481275125 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1250 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.68 lbs) 226 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'The Coral Island' by R. M. Ballantyne is a forgotten adventure classic that deserves to be remembered, and not merely because it holds an interesting place in literary history: William Golding's classic first novel Lord of the Flies was written at least in part as an "answer" to, as a criticism of Ballantyne's optimistic, almost idyllic tale of three young boys shipwrecked on a south sea island. Ballantyne spins an exciting tale of shipwreck and survival, of encounters with cannibals and pirates that holds up remarkably well for its age of nearly a century and a half. A rousing adventure, it is a marvelous tale of buccaneers and sailing ships, high adventure and boyhood courage in the in the best traditions of R.L. Stephensons Kidnapped or Treasure Island. |