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.
The story is written as a first person narrative from the perspective of 15-year-old Ralph Rover, one of three boys shipwrecked on the coral reef of a large but uninhabited Polynesian island. Ralph tells the story...
The Coral Island
"A Tale of the Pacific Ocean"
R. M. Ballantyne
The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean (1858) is a novel written by Sc...
In the 1800s shipowners often did not keep their vessels in good condition, knowing that if they were wrecked the owners would get recompense from the insurance for the ship and cargo. They were unconcerned at the deaths of the crew and passengers. One such shipowner is Mr Denham, who ignores the advice given by one of his captains, John Bax, to improve the condition of his ships, and the pleas of his nephew Guy for a donation to help build a lifeboat to be stationed on the Kent Coast. In the book we follow the adventures of Bax and Guy as they go to sea and also the brave crews of the...
In the 1800s shipowners often did not keep their vessels in good condition, knowing that if they were wrecked the owners would get recompense from the...
