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The Coral Island

The Coral Island

Ballantyne, Robert Michael

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ISBN10: 1162691549
ISBN13: 9781162691541
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 234
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.49 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
The Coral Island is a classic adventure novel written by R.M. Ballantyne, first published in 1857. The story follows three young boys, Ralph, Jack, and Peterkin, who are stranded on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean after their ship is wrecked during a storm. The boys must work together to survive and fend for themselves, building shelter, finding food and water, and defending themselves against wild animals.As they explore the island, they discover that it is not entirely uninhabited, as they encounter a group of savage cannibals. The boys must use their wits and bravery to outsmart and defeat the cannibals, while also learning important lessons about morality, responsibility, and the importance of friendship.The Coral Island is a thrilling and action-packed adventure, full of danger, excitement, and unexpected twists and turns. It is also a thought-provoking tale that explores themes of civilization versus savagery, the nature of humanity, and the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity.WHAT a joyful thing it is to awaken, on a fresh glorious morning, and find the rising sun staring into your face with dazzling brilliancy! - to see the birds twittering in the bushes, and to hear the murmuring of a rill, or the soft hissing ripples as they fall upon the sea-shore! At any time and in any place such sights and sounds are most charming, but more especially are they so when one awakens to them, for the fist time, in a novel and romantic situation.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. 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 their original work.

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