The Coral Island

  • The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean: Large Print
    The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean: Large Print
    By Robert Michael 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 Coral Island: (1858) Novel
    The Coral Island: (1858) Novel
    By Robert Michael Ballantyne

    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.

  • The Coral Island: Large Print
    The Coral Island: Large Print
    By Robert Michael 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 Coral Island: Sea Adventure Novel: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean
    The Coral Island: Sea Adventure Novel: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean
    By Robert Michael Ballantyne

    The story is told 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.