The coral island : a tale of the Pacific Ocean / by Robert Michael Ballantyne, author of "Hudson's Bay, or, Every-day life in the wilds of North America," "Snow-flakes and sun-beams, or, The young fur traders," "Ungava, a tale of the Esquimaux," &c. &c. ; with illustrations by the author.
1859
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The coral island : a tale of the Pacific Ocean / by Robert Michael Ballantyne, author of "Hudson's Bay, or, Every-day life in the wilds of North America," "Snow-flakes and sun-beams, or, The young fur traders," "Ungava, a tale of the Esquimaux," &c. &c. ; with illustrations by the author.
Published
Boston : Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1859.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (346 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations.
Summary
Three English boys, shipwrecked on a deserted island, create an idyllic society despite typhoons, sharks, wild hogs, and hostile visitors, and then pirates kidnap one of the boys whose adventures continue among the South Sea Islands.
Note
Added title page, engraved.
Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
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Series
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Maps and Travel Literature.
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